EXCLUSIVE: 600 jobs to be created in Lanarkshire if multi-billion pound green freeport bid successful

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A bid for a "green freeport" in the west of Scotland will create 600 Lanarkshire jobs if successful. The multi-billion pound Clyde Green Freeport proposal for an air, sea and rail economic zone on the River Clyde is being finalised and will be submitted later this month.

And Lanarkshire Live can exclusively reveal that Mossend International Railfreight Park next to Bellshill will be a major and key component in making the ambitious bid a reality.

The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android If successful, the local freight zone, which already operates an electric rail, would receive millions of pounds of investment to build additional rail lines and warehousing space for storing freight goods.The substantial increase of goods coming into Mossend would create hundreds of jobs and boost the local economy.A green freeport is a large, zoned area within a defined boundary which includes a rail, sea or airport.

Operators and businesses in the zone can benefit from a package of tax and other incentives.Clyde Green Freeport would maximise the area’s transport network and facilities at Glasgow Airport, the freight interchange at Mossend and four deep-water ports on the River Clyde.