American Airlines has launched its expanded presence at Edinburgh Airport with the start of its summer service to New York JFK. The addition of the JFK route means the airline is now operating two transatlantic services from Edinburgh, joining the popular Philadelphia route that resumed last year. The New York JFK will operate daily from 9 March to 24 October …
£300,000 UK Government site accelerator grant unlocks progress at Queensferry One, Rosyth
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Scarborough Muir Group (SMG), the joint venture between Scarborough Group International and Inverkeithing-based Muir Group, has secured £300,000 of UK Government funding through the Site Accelerator Grant programme to carry out enabling works at Queensferry One, Rosyth. The grant will support advanced infrastructure works for Q1 50, a fully consented 50,000 sq ft industrial and logistics scheme at Queensferry One, …
Forth Green Freeport unlocks £25 million to deliver £7.9Bn of economic regeneration
Thursday January 15, 2026
The Forth Green Freeport (FGF) has today (15 January 2026) marked a joint agreement which unlocks £25 million of seed funding from the UK Government to support reindustrialisation of the Edinburgh, Fife and Falkirk areas and attract £7.9 billion of private and public investment over the next decade. At the Port of Leith, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland, …
Forth Green Freeport is recruiting for a new Net Zero and Innovation Manager!
Monday December 22, 2025
Forth Green Freeport (FGF) is looking to recruit a new team member to join the FGF team and consortium partners. The Net Zero and Innovation Manager will play a key role in delivering the FGF’s ambitious strategy to reindustrialise the green freeport area through a green and just energy transition, bringing thousands of skilled jobs to the area and benefiting local communities. Do …
Forth Green Freeport secures Full Business Case approval
Wednesday November 26, 2025
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today (26 November 2025) confirmed that the Forth Green Freeport (FGF) has received final UK Government approval of their Full Business Case (FBC) following approval from Scottish Government in October. Approval of the FBC is an important step towards unlocking £25 million of seed capital funding to support the reindustrialisation of the FGF area …
Forth Green Freeport Meetings of the Governance Board – Minutes (September 2025) and recent Ministerial correspondence with Alex Norris MP
Thursday November 20, 2025
On behalf of the Forth Green Freeport Governance Board, we’re pleased to share the minutes of the meeting of the Governance Board for September 2025. You can view the agenda here and the minutes in full here. An exchange of letters between Forth Green Freeport Chair, Dame Susan Rice, and Alex Norris MP, can now be viewed below: Letter from …
Inch Cape’s first XXL monopiles land in Port of Leith
Wednesday October 15, 2025
The first shipment of XXL monopile foundations* for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm has arrived in the Port of Leith marking the start of a new phase of offshore construction for the project and a new era for the recently completed Forth Ports’ renewables hub. The 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Inch Cape will be the first to use the transformed port …
Forth Green Freeport appoints delivery team
Wednesday October 1, 2025
The Forth Green Freeport (FGF) announces the appointment of its expert team who will deliver the ambitious vision to attract investors and bring major economic benefits for Scotland while ensuring a high level of governance and adherence to the FGF’s Fair Work and Net Zero charters. Reporting to CEO Sarah Murray, Tom Morris joins as Trade and Investment Manager and …
Vibrant new development for The Port of Leith receives planning consent
Wednesday September 17, 2025
Forth Green Freeport partner, Forth Ports, has earlier today (17 September) been awarded Detailed Planning Consent and Listed Building Consent by The City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) for their exciting development on land within the Port of Leith known as ‘The Dry Dock at Harbour 31’. The Dry Dock development will regenerate land used for industrial port activities, and will …
Icelandair lands in Edinburgh – Route to be extended to year-round as inaugural flight departs
Tuesday September 16, 2025
Icelandair has landed at Forth Green Freeport partner, Edinburgh Airport, for the first time ever, expanding choice for passengers looking to travel to Iceland and beyond. The airline’s new service between Edinburgh and Reykjavik will now be year-round rather than just September to April such has been the popularity of the route since it was announced. The route’s inaugural flight …