Ardersier Port joins the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport consortium
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Haventus, the owner of Ardersier Port, has joined the growing list of Green Freeport consortium members.
Lewis Gillies, Haventus chief executive said: “Haventus is delighted to become a member of the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport consortium. Green freeport status will deliver a range of investment incentives for port users, designed to facilitate international trade and stimulate local economic growth.
“At a point in time when we have the most exciting energy opportunity for Scotland and the UK since the discovery of North Sea oil and gas, it was important for us to become a member of the Green Freeport, which will deliver significant benefits for businesses and communities in the region. We look forward to working with our consortium partners to deliver these.”
Members of the consortium already include the Port of Cromarty Firth, Port of Inverness, Global Energy Group, The Highland Council, the University of the Highlands and Islands, Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd and Inverness Chamber of Commerce.
Speaking on behalf of Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport, chairman Jim Smith welcomed Haventus.
He said: “We are delighted that Haventus has joined the consortium. It brings a fifth port facility into the Green Freeport and aligns with the Freeport’s objectives of facilitating offshore windfarm construction and accelerating Scotland’s transition to net zero.
"Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport is perfectly positioned to become a thriving hub for the renewables industry. Green Freeport status will build a pipeline of sustainable jobs that will benefit not only Scotland, but the wider UK.”
Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport Ltd (ICF) believes the creation of the Green Freeport will maximise local and Scotland-wide benefits from a pipeline of renewable energy projects, placing the Highlands at the heart of the drive towards net-zero and is expected to create tens of thousands of jobs.
