Building a port in the north sea sounded like a terrible idea to me at first. However, I asked chatgpt and Bard and they both state that Delta-v needed to reach

Building a port in the north sea sounded like a terrible idea to me at first. However, I asked chatgpt and Bard and they both state that Delta-v needed to reach orbit is only 9.7 km/s versus 9.4 km/s from cape Canaveral. It's a disadvantage, but it doesn't sound like a deal breaker.