Offshore Wind Sector

Eyemouth Harbour is actively pursuing opportunities for diversification into the offshore wind industry. It is ideally located, being close to a number of the North Sea’s offshore wind development sites, including EDF Renewables’  ‘Neart na Gaoithe’ project and Seagreen’s ‘Firth of Forth’ site.

Eyemouth Harbour Trust enthusiastically supports the offshore wind industry, we are members of Scottish Renewables and NnG (Neart na Gaoithe) Offshore Wind Farm Coalition so can be seen at a number of key industry events, such as All-Energy and Scottish Renewables’ Offshore Wind events.  To date, vessels operating in the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind site have made use of the short sailing distance from Eyemouth for early survey work.

4C Offshore – are a leading information resource of choice for the offshore industry – click this link for further information and to see our page.

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Below is a summary of the many excellent advantages we can offer to the offshore wind industry:

Eyemouth Harbour facilities & services for the Offshore Wind Industry:
24/7 unrestricted access for vessels with up to 2m draught	Lock-free/ tide does not affect vessel access Gunsgreen Basin: max depth 6.2 m, min depth 2.9 m Gunsgreen Basin: 280m of berthing quay Vessels up to 40m LOA
Port closures only in extreme weather conditions	Closures only occur in severe weather conditions – Gale Force 8 north/ north easterly + heavy swell
Unrestricted access to deepwater berth and no conflict with existing port traffic	Segregation between commercial and leisure traffic (leisure vessels berth in inner basin on pontoon away from deep water area)
Land is available for development	At the quayside and adjacent to the harbour Full planning consent in place for a helicopter facility
Modern office facilities available	At quayside and adjacent to the harbour
Eyemouth Harbour offers services to meet the needs of commercial and leisure vessels	Engineering, repairs and maintenance – local boat repair yard, Eyemouth Marine Ltd located at the harbour Re-fuelling facility (54,000-litre gasoil tank) Electricity, fresh water, telecommunications Slipway and facility for ship repair/ launch Showers, WC and Laundry Facilities 200 kg unloading winch and davit crane Training facilities for equipment operators Chandlery/ stores
Dedicated access road avoiding town centre and residential areas	Unlike many small fishing and leisure harbours there is a dedicated road directly to the harbour avoiding narrow and congested town centre streets and residential areas
Easy and quick connections to key transport networks and conurbations	London to Eyemouth Harbour in under four hours by rail – hourly service between Kings Cross and Berwick 45 minutes by rail to Edinburgh and Newcastle city centres Close proximity to A1, the main north–south road link 1.5 hours from Edinburgh and Newcastle airports by road
Close proximity to offshore wind and other development locations	Eyemouth Harbour is in close proximity to almost all Firth of Forth Phases 2 & 3 site segments, Neart na Gaoithe and Inch Cape
Skilled workforce ready to mobilise	Electrical, mechanical, engineering, plumbing, welders Mariners – ex-fishermen are already working in the renewable energy sector Training – Bell Training Services, Berwick upon Tweed (www.belltrainingservices.co.uk/) offers a wide range of technical and machinery related training