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Tilbury wins Lottery grant to bring historic station back to life

The Tilbury on the Thames Trust and the Port of Tilbury have secured nearly  £4.5 million in funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to fully refurbish the Grade II listed Riverside Railway Station and bring it back to life as a vibrant community location. The funding for the Back on Track project is a milestone in the Trust’s efforts over a number of years to secure major funding to transform ... [+]

Six godmothers for six tugs

Six Forth Ports tugs were given a traditional marine blessing by their godmothers in Leith on 3 October. They form part of the large fleet of tugs and work boats operated by Targe Towing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Forth Ports Limited, which provide towage, emergency response and other services 24 ... [+]

Promotion and a departure at Forth Ports

Forth Ports has appointed current Tilbury asset and site director Paul Dale as chief operating officer. In addition to his existing responsibilities at the Port of Tilbury, he will lead the transformation of its infrastructure and technology and oversee its Marine, Engineering and Safety functions. He joined Forth Ports in ... [+]

Leith naming honours former chief exec

Forth Ports is to name its new deep water riverside berth at the Port of Leith – designed to host the world’s largest offshore wind construction vessels – the Charles Hammond Berth, in honour of the company’s former chief executive who stepped down from the role in June, after 23 ... [+]

Edinburgh Chamber honours work of a lifetime at Forth Ports

Forth Ports outgoing chief executive Charles Hammond has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce. Charles Hammond, who already has an OBE, steps down from the Scottish and English ports operator after 23 years later this year. He received the accolade at a ceremony in Edinburgh on ... [+]

Forth Ports chief to hand over the reins in 2024

Forth Ports’ Group chief executive, Charles Hammond is to step down at the end of June 2024and will be succeeded by current chief operating officer, Stuart Wallace. They will work closely together over the next six months to ensure a smooth transition prior to Stuart Wallace, who is already a member ... [+]

Forth floating solar passes first big test

Nova Innovation has installed a marine floating solar demonstrator to power Forth Ports’ headquarters in the Port of Leith as part of the latter’s commitment to achieve Net Zero by 2042. The marine solar demonstrator was built and installed by Nova over the summer and has already successfully passed its ... [+]

Forth Ports commits to zero carbon

Forth Ports made a commitment to achieve a net zero carbon operation by 2042 at a launch event in Edinburgh on 4 October.  It premiered a film which demonstrates its ambitious vision of achieving carbon neutral emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 2032 and creating an infrastructure platform to help accelerate ... [+]

Michelle to be chief people officer at Forth Ports

Forth Ports has promoted Michelle Primrose to the new executive board role of chief people officer. She joined Forth Ports as group HR Manager in 2021, and in her new role as CPO she will continue to focus on Forth Ports’ people, helping to develop talent and succession across the ... [+]

Forth Ports starts work on Leith renewables hub

Forth Ports has started building Scotland’s largest renewables hub at the Port of Leith with the start of work on the new riverside marine berth. Forth Ports’ £50m project in Leith will create a site capable of accommodating the world’s largest offshore wind installation vessels and with a heavy lift capability ... [+]