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.
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.
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.
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.
As Scottish ports vie for green freeport status, Aberdeen Harbour’s boss has warned the north-east could fail to “realise its full potential” if not chosen.
It has been 18 long months of stormy seas for Aberdeen harbour, but Bob Sanguinetti is confident the port and its £350 million expansion project is well on its way to reaching safe haven.
The former boss of one of Europe’s busiest cruise ship ports will take over as chief executive at Aberdeen Harbour Board (AHB) in September, it was announced yesterday.