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Forth Ports applies for listed building consent to refurbish Leith’s A-listed Rennie’s Isle Bridge

Dylan MacdonaldForth Ports

Plans include seating area at Teuchter’s Landing

Forth Ports, in conjunction with Teuchters Landing, has submitted plans to the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) for the refurbishment of the Category A-Listed Rennie’s Isle Swing Bridge located at the Water of Leith to conserve the landmark and bring the bridge back into use for the community.

Forth Ports media statement on Green Freeport’s announcement

Dylan MacdonaldForth Ports

In response to the announcement by the UK and Scottish governments that they have agreed to issue a joint applicant prospectus to establish two Green Freeports in Scotland, Forth Ports – which owns and operates seven ports on Scotland’s East coast and the Port of Tilbury, which is part of the recently-announced Thames Freeport  – has issued the following statement. …

Alex Fyfe and David Webster, Forth Ports.

Forth Ports acquires OM Heavy Lift to offer full service package for offshore renewables

Dylan MacdonaldForth Ports

Forth Ports Limited (“Forth Ports”) and OM Heavy Lift (“OMHL”) are pleased to announce today (9 February 2022) Forth Ports’ acquisition of OMHL. This acquisition further enhances Forth Ports’ ability to offer an attractive, full-service package for offshore renewables projects, providing marine services; quayside infrastructure and land; and now, with OMHL, heavy lift plant and logistics solutions. OMHL is a …

David Webster, Derek Knox, Ross McKissock

Three leadership appointments for Forth Ports

Dylan MacdonaldForth Ports

Forth Ports, which owns and operates eight commercial ports in the UK and is the country’s third largest port operator, has announced three new leadership roles as it restructures its senior team to reflect the increasing importance of its ports in the offshore renewables sector and the general supply chain. David Webster has been appointed as Director of Energy.  David will be responsible …

Port of Tilbury’s Grain Terminal completed metal silo rebuild in time for 2022 harvest

Dylan MacdonaldPort of Tilbury

Major building works at the UK’s largest grain terminal at the Port of Tilbury reaches a milestone with the construction of ten new giant metal grain silos. [NB: see aerial images attached with this release]. The works got underway earlier this year following a fire* in 2020 which damaged part of the concrete silo. Building of the ten silos, at …

Prestigious German delegation visits Leith Renewable Energy Hub site

Dylan MacdonaldForth Ports

Plans for Firth of Forth and Scotland’s energy transition shared with Baden Württemberg Minister Forth Ports outlined its plans to create Scotland’s largest renewable energy hub on a 175-acre site at the Port of Leith, Edinburgh, to Thekla Walker, the Minister for the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector of the State of Baden Württemberg, Germany, when she visited …

The Port of Tilbury’s video reveals what it’s like to be a straddle carrier driver as part of recruitment campaign

Dylan MacdonaldGeneral News

‘It’s like nothing else you have driven in your life’ Straddle Carrier Drivers are a vital part of the operations of the busy London Container Terminal at The Port of Tilbury, but not many people know just what it is like to be the driver of these tall, specialist machines. The port has today issued a new behind the scenes …