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Forth floating solar passes first big test

Nova Innovation has installed a marine floating solar demonstrator to power Forth Ports’ headquarters in the Port of Leith as part of the latter’s commitment to achieve Net Zero by 2042. The marine solar demonstrator was built and installed by Nova over the summer and has already successfully passed its first big test generating electricity through the formidable ‘Storm Babet’ in October - a promising start as it prepares for ... [+]

Forth Ports commits to zero carbon

Forth Ports made a commitment to achieve a net zero carbon operation by 2042 at a launch event in Edinburgh on 4 October.  It premiered a film which demonstrates its ambitious vision of achieving carbon neutral emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 2032 and creating an infrastructure platform to help accelerate ... [+]

Michelle to be chief people officer at Forth Ports

Forth Ports has promoted Michelle Primrose to the new executive board role of chief people officer. She joined Forth Ports as group HR Manager in 2021, and in her new role as CPO she will continue to focus on Forth Ports’ people, helping to develop talent and succession across the ... [+]

Forth Ports starts work on Leith renewables hub

Forth Ports has started building Scotland’s largest renewables hub at the Port of Leith with the start of work on the new riverside marine berth. Forth Ports’ £50m project in Leith will create a site capable of accommodating the world’s largest offshore wind installation vessels and with a heavy lift capability ... [+]

Forth Ports lays out net zero plans

Forth Ports says it will achieve a Net Zero carbon operation by 2042.  The company, which is Scotland’s biggest port operator and third largest in the UK, has also unveiled an interim target to achieve carbon neutral emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 2032.  To achieve this across the group’s eight ... [+]

MSPs lends support to Forth Green Freeport bid

Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have backed the Forth Green Freeport bid saying it has the potential to generate up to 50,000 new green jobs and act as a catalyst for new clean technologies and renewable energy manufacturing The bid proposal which was submitted in June 2022 to the Scottish ... [+]

Forth Ports boosts training team

Forth Ports has promoted Simon Harper to group learning and development (L&D) manager and Natalie Dalgleish to L&D manager leading the team in Scotland. Simon Harper will take on responsibility for the L&D teams across the Group which operates eight ports in Scotland and The Port of Tilbury on the Thames ... [+]

MSP meets Forth Ports apprentices

Falkirk East member of the Scottish Parliament, Michelle Thomson, visited Forth Ports’ Skills and Business Centre at Grangemouth to meet apprentices and to mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week (7-11 March). Forth Ports delivers its Scottish apprenticeship programmes through its Skills and Business Centre in the port of Grangemouth, blending academic learning with ... [+]

Brisk business at Thames Freeport

Thames Freeport is experiencing heavy demand from businesses wanting to relocate to its investment zone on the 12 month anniversary of the Government’s announcement that it would be one of the first eight freeports nationwide. It says that there has been interest from a diverse range of sectors DP World UK ... [+]

New roles for Forth Ports trio

Forth Ports has announced three new leadership roles as part of a to reflect the increasing importance of the offshore renewables sector and the general supply chain. David Webster has been appointed as director of energy, responsible for integrating Forth Ports’ energy team in Scotland and building on its strong market ... [+]

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