England's northern ports look to prosper from Brexit Brexit has brought hope to the windswept docks of the Humber River, a key goods gateway in northeast England where tens of millions of pounds are being invested to prepare for a potential increase in shipping. In Immingham, a gritty town of around 11,000 inhabitants in the shadow of the sprawling port and oil refineries, Associated British Ports (ABP) - which owns four Humberside facilities - is spending big to attract new business, raising hopes for a return of the area's former industrial glory. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES