Port of Tyne Showcase Tyne 2050 Strategy During Ministerial Visit
Port of Tyne welcomed Robert Courts MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Shipping Minister on Thursday 14 October 2021.
Robert Courts MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Shipping Minister
The Minister also met with the Port's Technology and Transformation Director, Dr Jo North, who provided an update on the UK's first 2050 Maritime Innovation Hub - a hothouse for collaborating with industry to create innovative solutions to challenges across the international maritime and logistics markets. Mr Courts was also taken on a river and land tour which included viewing many of the development sites available in the 200 acre Tyne Clean Energy Park, one of the 'most versatile' clean energy sites in the North East. As part of the trip, the Minister was shown the impressive site for the Equinor Operations and Maintenance base which will service the world's largest wind farm, Dogger Bank.
Matt Beeton, Chief Executive Officer at the Port of Tyne said: "We were delighted to welcome the Minister to the Port and show the progress we've made on our ambitious Tyne 2050 objective. It's imperative that the ports industry is progressive and innovative in order drive economic and social value and we believe we are at the forefront of that drive. That's why new markets like offshore & renewables are coming to the Tyne and wider region."