Ferries travelling to and from the Northern Isles will be able to plug into a “clean” power supply at Port of Aberdeen (PoA) following a £1 million-plus investment in new infrastructure.
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opened Port of Aberdeen’s transformational £420 million expansion project on Friday September 22, catalysing a multi-billion pound economic and jobs boost for Scotland.
A giant offshore wind farm construction vessel was a fitting backdrop for Port of Aberdeen (PoA) bosses to mark the end of quayside construction work in a £420 million expansion of the historic harbour.
The Noble Innovator, the giant oil rig which has become a part of the Aberdeen skyline in recent months, is set to depart the city's South Harbour on Friday.
Port of Aberdeen landed the top honour at the Northern Star Business Awards at a glittering ceremony hosted by TV star Edith Bowman and attended by more than 800 people at P&J Live.
Port of Aberdeen boss Bob Sanguinetti is confident new plans to boost the harbour's green credentials will help the Granite City become net-zero capital of the world.
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.
New footage shared by Port of Aberdeen shows progress at its South Harbour expansion project, recently visited by a delegation of MPs, MSPs and councilllors.
Port of Aberdeen is the UK’s oldest – and newest – port. We are building on our almost 900 years of history and heritage to deliver a future-proofed expansion project.