Businesses across Angus are being urged to participate in planned celebrations to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee later this month. The plans are being organised by the Lord Lieutenant of Angus, Patricia Sawers, as well as her deputy Robina Addison and her husband Norman Fiddes, and will bring together school, community organisations, businesses and individuals to celebrate 70 years of …
Launch of Annual Review 2020/21
We are delighted to launch our Annual Review for the financial year 2020/21. Due to the onset of Covid 19, this was a particularly challenging year for us and the wider economy, but we are proud of how we weathered the storm and came out the other side even stronger. A digital version of the Annual Review can be found …
From art studio to control room – Rachel’s story in the marine sector
Like many industries, ours is beginning to see a shift to a more gender-neutral makeup, but we know that we have a long way to go. We are proud to have so many women in roles across all levels of our organisation and we love to share their stories wherever possible On International Women’s Day 2022, Rachel Moir, Marine Coordinator, …
Inch Cape selects Montrose Port as offshore wind operations and maintenance base
Inch Cape Offshore Limited has selected Montrose Port as the future operations and maintenance base for its offshore wind farm – which will see up to 72 turbines located 15 km off the Angus coast. The wind farm, owned by Red Rock Power and ESB, will create an initial £5.2 million investment and more than 50 long-term skilled jobs during …
Shearwater Marine Services welcomed into to the Port community
Montrose Port Authority has continued its activity boom with the signing of a new tenant into the port estate in the form of a leading marine inspection, repair and maintenance business. Dunoon-based Shearwater Marine Services has taken on office and workshop space on the port’s North Quay in a sublet arrangement with Whittaker Engineering to establish its second facility, where …
Montrose Port Authority reaction to ScotWind licensing round
Commenting on the announcement of licensing for ScotWind, Tom Hutchison, CEO at Montrose Port Authority, said: “The announcement of licence awards for ScotWind is a huge milestone for Scottish wind energy and energy transition as a whole. Coming just a few months on from COP26, this announcement by Crown Estate Scotland puts our country at the forefront of this booming …
Time capsule marks St Andrew’s Day milestone for Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm
Montrose Port Authority and Seagreen Wind Energy Limited has marked St Andrew’s Day with the burial of a time capsule celebrating a major milestone in a development serving what will be Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm, 27 kilometres off the coast of Angus. Pupils from Ferryden Primary School were tasked with selecting items to be buried in the capsule and …
Renewables skills boost for local pupils with launch of new activity pack
School pupils across Angus and south Aberdeenshire are set to learn about the renewable energy industry blossoming on their doorstep thanks to a new activity pack created by a North-east port in association with one of Scotland’s biggest wind projects. Montrose Port Authority created the activity pack with the backing of Seagreen Wind Energy which is a joint venture between …
MISHAP AT LAUNCH
By John Aitken It was planned by the Coaster Construction Company Limited to launch the collier Southquay from their new shipyard on Rossie Island, Montrose on the penultimate Saturday of January, 1921. As it happened the weather intervened with a strong tidal surge in the River South Esk and the arrangements were put back to the following Tuesday afternoon. A …
New decommissioning facility to be established in Montrose
A leading metals processing company has announced plans to construct a new dedicated decommissioning facility at Montrose Port for offshore oil and gas infrastructure which has reached the end of its service life, to help meet demand for the service in the North Sea. John Lawrie Metals Ltd has signed a 12-year lease with Montrose Port for the decommissioning site …