The Port of Tyne in north-east England is positioning itself to become an offshore wind port for future North Sea projects.
The port is nearing the final phase of a £3m investment programme to infill Tyne Dock that will add 30 acres of deep-sea quayside.
“The demolition of a number of buildings means our latest infrastructure programme provides increased storage capacity at Tyne Dock Enterprise Park, which already has excellent multimodal connectivity by sea, road and rail and offers all the benefits of Enterprise Zone status,” said chief executive Matt Beeton.
The port is within 100 nautical miles of the Dogger Bank and Hornsea zones off east England and Seagreen off Scotland.
Andrew Hodgson, North East LEP Chair, said: “Offshore Wind is a sector in which the North East has particular strengths and our Strategic Economic Plan identifies offshore wind as an area of strategic importance for the North East, with the potential to create more and better jobs for the region and to build on our already globally important offshore energy and subsea cluster.”
He added: “The government has recognised these strengths, with the North East being selected as one of the geographical clusters of the industry which the sector deal will focus on, and be delivered through, providing support across areas including skills, innovation and infrastructure.”