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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 chief executive, Ernst Schulze, saidd: “We have seen the best year for new business in a decade at our port-centric ... [+]

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 ... [+]

Forth is key to Scottish climate ambitions

Energy consulting firm, Wood Mackenzie has published a research paper recommending that the Firth of Forth become a Net Zero hub for Scotland. It says that the development of net zero hubs around the UK has proved a key plank of the country’s strategy towards achieving net zero by 2050. Scotland, ... [+]

Forth Ports appoints two

Forth Ports has appointed Michelle Primrose as group human resources (HR) manager and Matt McCreath as group financial controller. Michelle Primrose has held roles with businesses including BAE Systems, Balfour Beatty, AECOM and Sainsbury’s. She will be based in the Port of Grangemouth with responsibility for HR across the Group’s eight ... [+]

Giant on the Forth

Onlookers on the Forth Estuary were treated to a spectacular sight at the weekend when, in an operation spanning two days, the largest construction vessel in the world Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit – 382 metres long and 124 metres wide - transferred a topside drilling platform onto the 200 metre long ... [+]

The Forth emergency service

Forth Ports says that its eight UK ports including Tilbury, Grangemouth, Leith, Rosyth and Dundee have managed 74,000 tonnes of wheat - the equivalent of 148 million loaves of bread; 40,000 tonnes of food for supermarket shelves, including over 8,500t of fruit and vegetables and the equivalent of 2.5m packs ... [+]

Marine team leader wins Women in Industry title

Forth Ports’ senior harbour master, Ashley Nicolson scooped the Women in Industry award at the Centre for Engineering Education and Development Industry Awards 2020. She is part of the marine team at Forth Ports which manages and operates an area of 280 square miles of navigable waters on the Forth and ... [+]

Tug crews get the bird

There’s no escaping the Christmas Turkey, even when you’re tossing around in the middle of a river on the 25th. Forth Ports has ensured that the crew manning the Craigleith tug on the River Forth on Christmas Day don’t miss out on the 500 birds it distributes to its Scottish port ... [+]

Forth Ports habour master takes on national role

Forth Ports senior harbour master Ashley Nicholson has become the first woman to become vice-president of the UK Harbour Masters Association as well as the youngest certificated harbour master in the UK to hold the role. She has worked for Forth Ports for nearly 12 years and has since 2017 ... [+]

Forth Ports gives industrial disease the finger

Forth Ports is offering its employees 100 HAVwear watches which monitor the vibration experienced by power tool users to reduce the risk of developing the incurable Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), or Vibration White Finger, one of the most common industrial diseases in the UK. Reactec also provides a Cloud-based ... [+]

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