The UK has a freeport initiative, and the English winners were announced by the UK chancellor Rishi Sunak in his budget speech in March. However, the devolved governments in the UK have responsibility for Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. They can make their own arrangements within the scheme. The Scottish government has been first to act and has chosen to designate their scheme ‘Green Ports’. That could mean good opportunities for the greenest freight option of all – rail.