Secretary of State for Scotland visits Scotland’s largest renewables hub at Port of Leith

Friday March 8, 2024

The Secretary of State for Scotland, The Rt. Hon. Alister Jack MP, toured the nation’s largest renewables hub at the Port of Leith as the new riverside berth reaches a significant construction milestone. Primed by an initial £50 million private investment by the port’s owner, Forth Ports, Leith will deliver Scotland’s largest renewable energy hub on a 175-acre site – …

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Port of Grangemouth welcomes Fiona Hyslop MSP to the busy freight hub

Wednesday March 6, 2024

Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, was welcomed to Scotland’s key strategic freight hub at the Port of Grangemouth today (6 March). In her first visit to a major port in her new role, the Cabinet Secretary was briefed by the senior port team, including CEO designate, Stuart Wallace, on the investment programme underway at the port – and …

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Babcock to create 1,000 new jobs at Rosyth over four years

Tuesday March 5, 2024

Forth Green Freeport partner, Babcock International Group (Babcock), the defence company, is creating more than 1,000 new jobs at its large-scale, advanced manufacturing and shipbuilding facility in Rosyth to support the delivery of world-class programmes and development of its workforce capabilities. Underpinning Babcock’s commitment to further develop the skills required to support customers now and in the future, over the …

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Forth Ports showcases offshore renewables capabilities to industry leaders

Wednesday January 24, 2024

Forth Green Freeport partner, Forth Ports, welcomed over a hundred senior people from the offshore renewables sector to the Port of Leith yesterday (23.01.24) to showcase the development of Scotland’s newest bespoke offshore renewables hub. The day was a pre-conference activity as part of the annual Scottish Renewables conference being held this week (25/26 January) in Glasgow. Forth Ports is …

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Charles Hammond to step down as CEO of Forth Ports – Stuart Wallace announced as his successor

Thursday December 7, 2023

Forth Green Freeport partner, Forth Ports’ Group Chief Executive, Charles Hammond OBE, has decided to step down from his role leading the UK’s third largest ports group at the end of June 2024. His successor will be Stuart Wallace, who is currently the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Charles will work closely with Stuart over the next six months to ensure …

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Forth Green Freeport Meetings of the Interim Board – Agenda and Minutes (September 2023)

Monday November 27, 2023

On behalf of the Forth Green Freeport Interim Board, we’re pleased to share the agenda items and minutes of the meetings for the Interim Board moving forward. This is an important step in regularly communicating the work taking place behind the scenes during the latest phase of the Forth Green Freeport project. You can view the meeting agenda here and the minutes …

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Forth Green Freeport submits outline business case as development platform takes shape

Monday November 27, 2023

The consortium behind the Forth Green Freeport has submitted its Outline Business Case (OBC) to the Scottish and UK Governments following its successful shortlisting earlier this year. Submission of the OBC is an important step in the process towards securing green freeport status as the team refines its visionary bid for Scotland. At the heart of the Forth Green Freeport’s …

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Dame Susan Rice appointed Chair of Forth Green Freeport to lead the delivery of Scotland’s green growth ambition

Thursday November 2, 2023

Dame Susan Rice DBE has been appointed as the inaugural independent Chair of Forth Green Freeport to oversee the delivery and governance of the consortium’s ambitious vision to deliver a green growth strategy for Scotland’s industrial corridor. Dame Susan is a highly respected chartered banker who has had a distinguished career in finance as the former Chair and CEO of …

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