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Port of Aberdeen breaks ground on Scotland’s largest commercial shore power system
Construction of Scotland’s largest commercial shore power system started today (8 August 2024) at Port of Aberdeen as part of a £4 million project designed to supply clean electricity to vessels at seven berths. The project is scheduled to deliver …
Aug 12, 2024 / Curious
Port of Aberdeen to become smartest port in the UK with £1m investment
North, a leading provider of smart integrated solutions, has been awarded contracts to the value of £1 million by Port of Aberdeen to improve the safety, connectivity and sustainability of Scotland’s largest berthing port. The contract includes the …
Jun 19, 2024 / Curious
Port of Aberdeen advances in strategic investment model for offshore wind
Port of Aberdeen is a step closer to becoming a strategic hub for floating offshore wind, with its proposed South Harbour upgrade project progressing to Stage 2 ‘priority’ status in the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council’s (SOWEC) Strategic …
Apr 3, 2024 / Curious
Port of Aberdeen explores subsea hydrogen storage at new South Harbour
Scottish Government awards £150,000 for 'H2Shore - Hydrogen coastal storage and distribution' project Port of Aberdeen, in partnership with Subsea7, has secured a grant of £150,000 from the Scottish Government to investigate the feasibility of …
May 30, 2023 / Curious
Port of Aberdeen investing £55 million to become UK’s first net zero port (Video)
The port is targeting net zero emissions from vessels visiting the port, as well as the port’s own operations, by 2040. Port of Aberdeen on Friday (Apr 28) announced its commitment to invest £55 million over the next 10 years to become the UK’s first …
May 2, 2023 / Curious
The largest ever vessel to visit Aberdeen
Aberdeen is now an attractive location for larger vessels from a range of industries, including oil and gas, renewables, decommissioning, cargo and cruise. A jack-up rig sporting legs more than 200 metres in height is the largest ever vessel to …
Feb 13, 2023 / Vessels
Boskalis Westminster awarded contract by Port of Aberdeen to conduct emergency maintenance dredging works in the River Dee
Port of Aberdeen has contracted Boskalis Westminster to conduct emergency maintenance dredging works in the River Dee. Flooding in November 2022 caused significant material to accumulate in the west of the river resulting in the minimum water depths …
Feb 9, 2023 / Curious
Port of Aberdeen accelerates to Net Zero with UK Government funding
Port secures more than £200,000 CMDC2 funding for ‘Port Zero’ study Port of Aberdeen has been awarded more than £200,000 from the UK Government to accelerate its drive to Net Zero by 2040. The ‘Port Zero’ feasibility study, which is part of the …
Nov 11, 2022 / Curious
Aberdeen’s £400 million port expansion nears completion
The handover from construction to operations for Dunnottar, Crathes and Castlegate (East) Quays was completed this week. More than 60% of Port of Aberdeen’s £400 million South Harbour development is now operational, marking the penultimate …
Nov 3, 2022 / Curious
Port of Aberdeen and Stillstrom to collaborate on pioneering cleantech
The Port of Aberdeen has announced that it will collaborate with Stillstrom by Maersk, a newly launched offshore charging venture company, on a pioneering project to significantly reduce emissions from vessels on standby outside the port. Under the …
Aug 19, 2022 / Vessels