Companies operating on ports along the Humber are facing business rate demands for millions of pounds due to what we believe are unfair changes in the way the charges are calculated. The demands, which have been back-dated to April 1, 2005, are threatening to put many port operators out of business and could lead to thousands of jobs losses across the region. Please support Humberbusiness.com's Fair Deal on the Docks petition which is campaigning for a change in legislation to allow the back dated charges to be abolished and replaced with a fairer system..