A successful bid to establish one of Scotlandโs two freeports around the Forth will bring with it billions of pounds of investment and 50,000 green jobs, its backers said.
Aberdeen business leader equated "awful policy decisions" on freeports, energy policy and lack of CCS support to a "catalogue of betrayals" from Scottish and UK Governments.
Forth Portsโ ยฃ40m renewables hub in Dundee was amongst the projects and companies honoured at the Scottish Renewables Green Energy Awards on Thursday night.
Forth Ports has announced a series of new leadership appointments as its senior team is restructured to reflect the growing role of ports in the offshore renewables sector.
Bosses at Forth Ports have claimed a โgame-changingโ ยฃ40million investment in the Port of Leith will not equate to competition with the rest of Scotland for offshore wind work.
The development of a โnet-zero hubโ on the Firth of Forth is key to achieving Scotlandโs climate change goals, according to global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie.
The owner of the Port of Dundee is preparing a bid to obtain freeport status in a move that could bring millions of pounds of investment and hundreds of new jobs, The Courier can reveal.