The Bristol Port Company has announced that Tony Dent has taken up the newly created position of Director - Automotive Trade, reflecting the increasing importance of the sector to the UK’s most centrally located deep sea port.

Bristol Port will handle over 600,000 cars, vans and high and heavy plant this year, 75% imports and 25% exports.  It offers 500 acres of car storage compounds, a motor-rail terminal and is the only deep sea port in the UK with direct motorway and rail connections to all points of the compass.

Tony has spent his career at Bristol Port, with roles in Forest Products and Containers before he took over running Car Operations 12 years ago.  

Tony Dent said: “I am delighted to be taking on this new role which demonstrates the high priority Bristol Port places on responding to the needs of our automotive customers.  Bristol’s major advantage for the automotive supply chain is that we have so much space to offer for importers and exporters.  The available land, coupled with our responsive management and proximity to markets, enables us to respond flexibly to customers’ changing lead-times and their requirement for continuous quality improvements.”