Huge jackup oil rigs on the horizon for new Aberdeen South Harbour
Despite being the oil capital of Europe, Aberdeen could not previously accommodate jackup rigs or FPSOs due to water depths - but now that option is on the table.
Despite being the oil capital of Europe, Aberdeen could not previously accommodate jackup rigs or FPSOs due to water depths - but now that option is on the table.
Port of Aberdeen bosses have hailed progress on the UKโs biggest marine infrastructure project.
More than 60% of Port of Aberdeenโs ยฃ400 million South Harbour development is operational, bosses said today.
Over 100 leaders representing more than 20,000 people living and working in the north-east have signed a letter calling for a green freeport to be based in Aberdeen and Peterhead.
Partners behind an ambitious plan to create 30,000 jobs across the north east have called for governments in Holyrood and Westminster to back its proposal to create a "green freeport" in Aberdeen and Peterhead.
Aberdeen Harbour Board, the oldest company in the UK, will rebrand later this month as its transformational port expansion project takes shape.
As Scottish ports vie for green freeport status, Aberdeen Harbourโs boss has warned the north-east could fail to โrealise its full potentialโ if not chosen.
A project pipeline of more than 50 years in offshore wind could be secured thanks to the ScotWind seabed auction, according to a northern port.
It has been 18 long months of stormy seas for Aberdeen harbour, but Bob Sanguinetti is confident the port and its ยฃ350 million expansion project is well on its way to reaching safe haven.
Aberdeen Harbourโs new boss has pledged to put the port at โthe heart of the UKโs energy transitionโ.
The former boss of one of Europeโs busiest cruise ship ports will take over as chief executive at Aberdeen Harbour Board (AHB) in September, it was announced yesterday.