How the Solent Freeport is reinforcing the area as a hub for global trade Martin Hastelow01/09/2022 | Investment/finance | HampshirePrintDownload COMMENT The Solent Freeport is one of eight freeports announced by the government at the March 2021 budget and includes the ports of Southampton and Portsmouth and sites along the western side of Southampton Water, north-east of Thank you for reading EG Want to read more? Enjoy a story a week for FREE. Register Find Out More Already a subscriber or registered user? Sign in Related Articles UK Cities: Infrastructure first, then bring on the architecture EG Cities Live: Uncovering the impact of freeport status for Southampton EG Cities Live: Uncovering the impact of freeport status for Southampton Associated British Ports markets Southampton development sites Year in review: Lessons from the regions