The Port of Tilbury marks National Windrush Day 2022

Dylan MacdonaldForth Ports

On National Windrush Day, the Tilbury on the Thames Trust in partnership with Forth Ports and the Port of Tilbury held a celebration in the London Cruise Terminal to mark the official day where 74 years ago on the 22 June, the port played a significant role for the Windrush generation as their arrival point into the UK from their …

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Forth Ports unveils plans for a new waterfront development in Leith

Dylan MacdonaldForth Ports

Forth Ports has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) to The City of Edinburgh Council for Harbour 31, an exciting mixed-use development on a 10-acre waterfront site at Leith. The development has the aspiration to create a vibrant new neighbourhood for Leith. The plans for the waterside location include: 700 – 800 residential apartments, a hotel, local retail, flexible …

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Edinburgh hosts prestigious European Cruise event his week

Dylan MacdonaldForth Ports

Nearly 200 cruise executives from around the world are arriving in Edinburgh this week as the prestigious Cruise Europe Conference gets underway in Scotland. Originally planned for March 2020 but delayed due to the global pandemic, this three-day in-person event, is being held in venues across the Capital and is the largest and best attended cruise event ever to be …

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The Port of Rosyth’s Agri-hub reaches 1million tonnes milestone

Dylan MacdonaldForth Ports

Scotland’s largest agricultural products hub (“agri-hub”) at the Port of Rosyth has reached a milestone of handling 1 million tonnes of product for Cefetra. The Agri-Hub, which opened in early 2020, handles an extensive range of important agricultural products for Scottish animal feed, food and drink and farming industries. The port has been fully open and operational throughout the global …

Forth Ports kickstarts a new career for young trainee

Dylan MacdonaldForth Ports, Port of Grangemouth

Forth Ports welcomes it newest Operations Administrator to the Port of Grangemouth following her successful Kickstart traineeship. Louise Logan from Falkirk took part in a paid six-month traineeship last year which was part of the Government’s Kickstart work programme to help out-of-work 16 to 24 year-olds improve their career prospects, by learning new skills in a real working environment.

Leith Community Fund Trustees

Leith Community Fund launches to support loneliness, wellbeing, skills and education projects in Leith

Dylan MacdonaldForth Ports

The creation of a new Community Fund for Leith launches today (30 March 2022) to provide funding to support local projects in Leith with particular emphasis on projects including tackling isolation or loneliness, wellbeing or providing targeted education opportunities for young people. The Leith Community Fund is a registered charity which has been established by Forth Ports Limited and The …

New Leith outer berth with Floating Foundation and Turbine

MP and MSPs back Forth Ports’ vision for a Firth of Forth Green Freeport to create a green growth corridor

Dylan MacdonaldGeneral News

Green Freeport has potential to generate 50,000 new green jobs Following the launch today (25 March) of the 12-week Green Freeport bidding process by the UK and Scottish governments, local politicians have stepped up to strongly back Forth Ports Group’s plan to submit a compelling proposal for a Firth of Forth Green Freeport. Its proposal has the potential to generate …

First turbine blades for NnG offshore wind farm arrive in Dundee

Dylan MacdonaldEDF Renewables UK, NnG Offshore Wind

The first turbine blades for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm have just arrived at the Port of Dundee. Eighteen turbine blades, each 83.5 metres long, were delivered to the port this week and brought alongside the new DunEco Quay before being discharged and transported to Scotland’s brand new custom built Wind Turbine Marshalling facility, where they will be stored until being shipped to site.