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I am pleased to today announce the applications that were successful in bidding for funding from the £2 million Ports Development Fund that I launched earlier this year.  

  

The Welsh Government recognises the significant contribution maritime ports in Wales \- of all types and sizes \- play in supporting a prosperous, secure, united, and connected Wales.  

  

We consider their key role in improving economic wealth, growing jobs and ensuring Wales is internationally connected forms a critical part of delivering the objectives set out under our Programme for Government ‘Taking Wales Forward’.    

  

That is why we launched the Ports Development Fund in April this year to support Welsh ports in developing their role and realising their potential.  

  

I am delighted that a wide range of ports from across Wales were successful in applying for funding. Successful applications were received from:


• Port of Mostyn  

• Neath Port Authority  

• Port of Milford Haven  

• Associated British Ports (ABP) – Swansea  

• A joint application from Local Authority ports in Ceredigion  

• A joint application from Local Authority ports on the Isle of Anglesey  

• Tenby Harbour  

• Conwy Harbour  

  

Bids were also successful from the Welsh Ports Group for future planning and marketing projects designed to benefit the whole of the sector in Wales.    

  

£827,000 of the £2 million budget has been allocated, which leaves a remaining £1,173,000 available. The extension of the State Aid General Block Exemptions Regulations (GBER) this month provides a strong opportunity to further enhance and support ports in a way that was not possible in April when the grant was launched.  

  

It is in this new context that I have decided to invite further bids on a competitive basis in order to provide an opportunity to consider new projects or enhanced projects that would not have been eligible under State Aid rules at the time.  

  

My officials are liaising with the Welsh Ports Group and ports directly on the process for bidding for the remainder of the fund to ensure timely allocation of grant.  

  

I will provide a further update for members later this year.







Translation:


 
Mae'n bleser cael cyhoeddi heddiw pa geisiadau sydd wedi llwyddo i gael cyllid o'r Gronfa Datblygu Porthladdoedd a lansiwyd gennyf yn gynharach eleni. Mae'r Gronfa honno'n werth cyfanswm o £2 filiwn.      
  
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cydnabod y cyfraniad sylweddol y mae porthladdoedd morol yng Nghymru − o bob math a maint − yn ei wneud i helpu i greu Cymru lewyrchus, ddiogel, unedig a chysylltiedig.    
  
Mae’r rôl allweddol y maent yn ei chwarae o ran gwella cyfoeth economaidd, creu swyddi, a sicrhau bod gan Gymru gysylltiadau rhyngwladol, yn rhan hanfodol o'r gwaith o wireddu'r amcanion yn ein Rhaglen Lywodraethu 'Symud Cymru Ymlaen'.    
  
Dyna pam y lansiwyd y Gronfa Datblygu Porthladdoedd ym mis Ebrill eleni er mwyn helpu porthladdoedd Cymru i ddatblygu eu rôl ac i wireddu eu potensial.  
  
Rwyf yn hynod falch bod y ceisiadau a gyflwynwyd gan amrywiaeth eang o borthladdoedd o bob cwr o Gymru wedi’u cymeradwyo. Dyma'r porthladdoedd a fu'n llwyddiannus:

 • Porthladd MostynAwdurdod Porthladd Castell\-nedd  
• Awdurdod Porthladd Castell\-nedd   
• Mae cais ar y cyd o borthladdoedd Awdurdod Lleol yng Ngheredigion  
• Mae cais ar y cyd o borthladdoedd yr Awdurdod Lleol ar Ynys Môn  
• Associated British Ports yn Sir Benfro \- Abertawe  
• Harbwr Conwy  
• Harbwr Tenby  
  
Roedd y ceisiadau a wnaed gan Grŵp Porthladdoedd Cymru yn llwyddiannus hefyd. Gwnaed cais am gyllid ar gyfer prosiectau cynllunio a marchnata yn y dyfodol a fydd o fudd i'r sector cyfan yng Nghymru.   
  
Mae swm o £827,000 wedi'i ddyrannu o'r gyllideb o £2 filiwn, sy'n golygu bod swm o £1\.173 miliwn ar gael o hyd. Mae'r ffaith bod y Rheoliadau Eithriad Bloc Cyffredinol ar Gymorth Gwladwriaethol wedi cael eu hestyn y mis hwn yn gyfle da i wella ac i gefnogi porthladdoedd mewn ffordd nad oedd yn bosibl ym mis Ebrill pan gafodd y grant ei lansio.    
  
Gan fod y cyd\-destun wedi newid, rwyf wedi penderfynu cynnal y gystadleuaeth eto er mwyn inni fedru ystyried prosiectau a allai gael effaith gadarnhaol ond nad oeddent yn gymwys o dan y rheolau Cymorth Gwladwriaethol ar y pryd.  
  
Byddaf yn mynd ati eto yn ddiweddarach eleni i roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r aelodau.