PD Ports unveils £200 million offshore gateway plans

A port operator has unveiled £200 million green energy expansion plans.

PD Ports hopes to create the Teesport Offshore Gateway. 

Bosses say the venture would deliver one of the UK’s largest offshore wind manufacturing and installation hubs across 180 acres at the trade conduit, which stands between Redcar and Middlesbrough.

Planned to include a one-kilometre deep-water riverside quay, they say the development would “lead to significant job creation and confirm Teesside’s place at the heart of the UK push for net-zero”.

The firm is now seeking to engage with offshore renewable operators, manufacturers and the Government to push forward the blueprint.

The site already has planning and marine consent, subject to amendments, to extend an existing riverside berth to develop a 15.5-metre deep-water mooring, and Frans Calje, PD Ports’ chief executive, said the proposals represent a huge opportunity for the base to help “deliver the clean energy revolution”.

He added: “One of Teesside’s great strengths is its ability to reinvent itself in the face of change.  

“As the UK and wider world turns its attention to large-scale renewable energy sources, we see the opportunity – and the responsibility – to play our part by offering an offshore wind development site that is perfectly positioned to unlock the capability of our region as a hub for trade and industry.

“Teesport and the River Tees have everything required to successfully operate one of the largest offshore wind manufacturing and assembly hubs on the east coast of the UK.

“Although these proposals are at an early stage, we are confident this development will support the Government’s ambitions for future offshore wind power generation.”

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