Plans Announced to Develop UK’s Largest Offshore Wind Manufacturing Hub

PD Ports have announced their intentions to build the Teesport Offshore Gateway - one of the UK’s largest offshore wind manufacturing and installation hubs.

Covering 180 acres, the wind hub will house a range of offshore manufacturers, assembly, marshalling, and supply chain support services. The site will also include a 1 kilometre long deep-water riverside quay, providing unrestricted access to the North Sea for developers of floating and fixed offshore wind projects.

Sitting at the heart of PD Ports’ Teesport industrial port complex, the wind hub will have strong road and rail links, alongside a skilled local workforce.

The site has already managed to secure consent to extend an existing riverside berth, thus creating a 15.5m deep-water mooring, subject to amendments. This mooring would be large enough to accommodate all current and planned offshore installation vessels.

The aim is that this new creation would also future-proof the port, enabling a wide range of opportunities for additional bulk and container facilities in support of PD Ports’ existing Teesport Container Terminal and the Tees Bulks Quay.

Chief executive officer of PD Ports, Frans Calje, said:

“One of Teesside’s great strengths is its ability to reinvent itself in the face of change. As the UK and the wider world turns its attention to large-scale renewable energy sources, here at PD Ports 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, not only as a hub for trade and industry, but also to deliver the clean energy revolution.

Teesport and the River Tees has everything required to successfully operate what we believe will be one of the largest offshore wind manufacturing and assembly hubs on the east coast of the UK, offering unrivalled access to the North Sea. 

Although these proposals are at an early stage, we are confident that this development will support the UK Government’s ambitions for future offshore wind power generation. We also firmly believe that a facility such as this will lead to significant job creation - driving growth, employment and skills training opportunities in our coastal communities”.

The proposed development can be viewed here.

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