As a proud founding member of the Scottish Offshore Wind Ports Alliance (SOWPA), Montrose Port is excited to celebrate the official launch of this collaborative forum. SOWPA is a progressive and collaborative forum of the country’s leading infrastructure facilities, targeted at optimising the opportunities from offshore wind. The alliance was launched at the All-Energy Exhibition and Conference in Glasgow, which Read more...
May 15, 2024
Montrose Port joins Scottish ports alliance to seize offshore wind opportunity
On a visit to Montrose Port Authority this week, two senior MPs highlighted the critical role it will play in growing Scotland’s economy and unlocking huge opportunities in offshore wind. Stephen Flynn, leader of the SNP at Westminster, and Angus MP Dave Doogan met with Port Chief Executive Captain Tom Hutchison and representatives of the Seagreen offshore wind development — Read more...
August 4, 2023
Montrose Port critical to Scotland’s offshore wind farms
Aberdeen-based Balmoral Comtec has completed the installation of its manufacturing plant at its new advanced composites facility at Montrose Port. The company invested a seven-figure sum in the 18,299 sq. ft (1700 sqm) quayside facility where large scale components for the offshore energy sector will be built. Composite products including subsea protection, wave energy structures, manifold covers and wellhead protection Read more...
November 30, 2022
Balmoral’s Montrose facility on track for giant composite structures
Norwegian offshore wind service company, Edda Wind, has named its latest service operation vessel (SOV) the Edda Brint at a naming ceremony at Astilleros Balenciaga shipyard in Spain. Launched in 2021 and to be delivered in August, Edda Brint is a 82.85 metre-long vessel being purpose built for Vestas, the wind turbine maintenance contractor, for the Seagreen offshore wind farm Read more...
June 20, 2022
Vestas SOV for Seagreen Named
A major jobs boost has been announced for Montrose as plans for a new quayside manufacturing facility at the town’s port were unveiled by a leading North-east business. Aberdeen-based Balmoral Comtec has agreed to invest a seven-figure sum to create an advanced composites manufacturing facility on the quayside at Montrose Port where large scale components for the offshore energy sector Read more...
March 16, 2022
Balmoral brings jobs boost to Montrose with new quayside facility
