Vessel transfer operator Dalby Offshore is to develop a renewables and offshore service centre in Whitby in the east of England after the local council agreed to a land lease.
Endeavour Wharf will become the company’s headquarters and home base for its fleet of offshore service vessels following the agreement with Scarborough Borough Council.
The site includes offices and a marine control centre. It also hopes to become a logistics hub handling up to 30 service and support craft working in the central sector of the North Sea.
Stuart McNiven, managing Director of Dalby Offshore said: “This agreement is fantastic news for Dalby Offshore, but also for the Northern Powerhouse and the wider Yorkshire Region, which will soon have a brand new service facility capable of being used by a variety of companies working in the UK sector of the North Sea.
“It is aligned to our strategy to develop ports, wharves, office and other facilities capable of providing a “one stop shop” servicing wind-farms over the next 20 to 30 years.”
The development will be the biggest in the centre of Whitby in modern times and completion is planned for mid-2017.
Scarborough Borough Council leader Derek Bastiman said: “Logistically, Whitby and Scarborough provide the best transit times to the northern North Sea developments.”
Image: Dalby Ouse vessel (Alicat)
Dalby secures Whitby base
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By EBS