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Aerial view map, showing the site of the development within the red line

Go-ahead in principle for up to 250 new homes at Port of Leith

The delivery of the Inch Cape components into the Port of Leith earlier this year.

All you need to know about the giant yellow towers at the docks

Leith is part of the Forth Green Freeport which today received £25m seed funding from the UK Government (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Green Freeport forecast to see £7.9 billion investment and 16,000 jobs

Leith to get new creative and commercial hub in docks regeneration

Leith wins £50 million offshore wind investment and 50 new jobs

Cruise liner Carnival Legend docks at Leith's outer berth

Cruise liner at Leith's new deep-water outer berth for first time

Leith's historic Victoria Swing Bridge officially opened

Spectacular welcome for new Cunard cruise ship Queen Anne

Record number of cruise ships to visit this summer

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack during his visit to the Port of Leith, part of Forth Green Freeports, to hear about the freeport's economic development plans, and meet staff and apprentices. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Media

The Secretary of State for Scotland visits Leith renewables hub

Charles Hammond OBE with Stuart Wallace taken at the Port of Leith. Picture: Jamie Simpson

One of Scotland's longest serving CEOs to step down under succession plan

The MS Victoria housed Ukrainian refugees in Leith for a year, but Forth Ports has said it cannot accommodate a vessel for asylum seekers. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Forth Ports say they received no approach on asylum ship

The MS Victoria has been used to house Ukrainian refugees in Leith Docks (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Why MS Victoria cannot be turned into a floating prison for asylum seekers

The cruise ship MS Victoria has been housing Ukrainian families in Edinburgh's Leith docks. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images.

Asylum ship plan for Leith set to be blocked

Aerial view of the construction works to create the new outer berth as part of Leith Renewables Hub. Picture: Peter Devlin.

Leith to be at centre of windfarm boom
Work under way on new outer berth for huge ships which will install massive wind turbines
Ian Swanson

Emergency services at Imperial Dock in Leith, Edinburgh, where a ship has become dislodged from its holding and is partially toppled over. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Leith Docks: 33 people injured after ship blows on side in high winds

Works have started to repair the bridge

Popular pub to open new lit up beer garden on bridge in time for summer

Ocean Point 2 will form part of huge Waterfront development

Student flats plans for Ocean Terminal development

The Emerald Princess as she sailed up the River Forth into South Queensferry during the 2022 season. Picture: Peter Devlin

Cruise ship boom: 225,000 passengers to visit Edinburgh, Fife and Dundee

The bid envisages Grangemouth becoming a major logistics, manufacturing, renewable energy hub and R&D centre.

Green Freeport confirmed for Firth of Forth

The MS Victoria is currently housing Ukrainian refugees who have come to Edinburgh to escape the war in their homeland.

Now ships can plug into electricity at Leith docks

The Forth Green Freeport bid includes Leith, Grangemouth and Rosyth (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Leithers are being let down by their own councillors over Green Freeport

The Habour 31 development is expected to take shape around the FirstStage Studios complex in Leith.

Leith studio can be catalyst for new hub of creativity and culture

The Habour 31 development is expected to take shape around the FirstStage Studios complex in Leith.

Creative industries quarter earmarked for land around Leith Docks film studio

Forth Ports is understood to have invested £50m in the outer berth at Leith as a marshalling yard for offshore renewables.

Council support for Green Freeport 'premature'

The 12 new straddles form part of Forth Ports’ equipment replacement programme. Picture: Robert Perry

Forth Ports hails arrival of 'straddle carriers' as part of major investment
Two major container terminals operated by Edinburgh-based Forth Ports have welcomed new lifting cranes as part of a multi-million-pound investment in equipment.
Scott Reid

Some of the boats competing in this year's Dragon Boat Race at Port Edgar

Hospice staff take on rowing challenge in memory of workmate

Forth Ports chief executive Charles Hammond says a Green Freeport will benefit the community

Green Freeport will benefit community, says Forth Ports boss

A CGI showing the new Leith outer berth with a wind installation vessel.

Business comment: Charles Hammond, CEO, Forth Ports on his Green Freeport bid

A graphic shows what the consortium is proposing for the Forth Green Freeport.

Forth Ports submit bid for Green freeport

The Port of Leith is one of Forth Ports' sites on the estuary. Picture: Jane Barlow.

Call to break up ownership of Scottish ports

The Firth of Forth Green Freeport bid includes the ports of Leith, Rosyth, pictured, and Grangemouth (Picture: Peter Devlin)

Green Freeport bid is huge opportunity to create jobs and fight climate change

Forth Ports has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) to The City of Edinburgh Council for Harbour 31.

New waterfront development planned for Leith

Capital Cruising's network includes an anchorage at Newhaven (pictured). Picture: Peter Devlin.

Cruise executives dropping anchor in Edinburgh for major industry conference

The Yu Zhu Feng unloading her cargo of 18,000 tonnes of soya at the Port of Rosyth’s agri-hub. Picture: Peter Devlin

Milestone moment for Scotland’s largest 'agri-hub' at River Forth port

The Rennie's Isle swing bridge was a key part of the design for Leith docks in the 1800s.

Landmark swing bridge set for refurbishment

Kenny MacAskill questions how Scottish interests can be looked after by a Canadian pension fund. Picture: Peter Devlin.

MP calls for more control over ports

The new outer berth at Leith, where the renewable energy hub will bring new jobs.

Leith part of bid to be Green Freeport

Liz McAreavey is Chief Executive of Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce

Forth Greenport deserves...

Alex Fyfe, managing director of OM Heavy Lift, and David Webster, director of energy at Forth Ports on site in the Port of Dundee with OMHL’s heavy lift cranes in the background. Picture: Peter Devlin

Edinburgh's Forth Ports snaps up Dundee owner of UK’s largest quayside crane

Among the appointments at Forth Ports, Ross McKissock has been appointed as director of unitised, responsible for integrating the commercial team on unitised container and trailer cargo across the group and growing volume. Picture: Todd-White Art Photography

Edinburgh's Forth Ports unveils new leadership roles amid renewables push

New Leith outer berth with floating foundation and turbine

Boost for Leith from wind farm announcement

Forth Ports' newest tug Inchcolm took the German minister on a tour of the port Picture: Liam Anderstrem/Airborne Lens

Leith set to be base for building North Sea windfarm

The bridge will be restored

Iconic Leith bridge restoration gets go-ahead

The seal was photographed by Steve Taylor yesterday, while it was still in the Water of Leith basins.

Seal spotted in Water of Leith basin area is no longer in the area

The historic Imperial Docks grain elevator which overlooks the Leith Waterfront is slowly being demolished.

Demolition of historic Leith grain silo continues

In collaboration with heavy lift specialist Collett Transport, the turbines arrived aboard the EEMS Dublin cargo ship into the Port of Leith from Esbjerg in Denmark. Picture: Peter Devlin

Port of Leith flexes renewables muscle as giant wind turbines arrive by sea

All change: Ocean Terminal will be radically changed under the £100m proposals.

Why Ocean Terminal has a bright future ahead - Michelle MacLeod

Mr Hammond was awarded an OBE last year, saying he 'personally found that quite humbling'. Picture: Peter Devlin.

The Big Interview: Forth Ports CEO Charles Hammond

Sir Andrew Cubie and Charles Hammond are trustees of the new charity Pic: Peter Devlin

New charity will fund projects tackling loneliness

A vision of how the Victoria Swing Bridge could look

Six-figure sum to save Leith's famous Victoria Swing Bridge

Liz McAreavey

Leith Renewables Hub is a bold vision of future - Liz McAreavey

Charles Hammond, group chief executive at Forth Ports. Picture: Peter Devlin

Firth of Forth 'net-zero hub' key to achieving Scotland's climate goals

Land at Edinburgh Airport and along the Forth coast could be turned into a green port (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

SNP's squabble with UK Tories over 'green ports' helps no one – John McLellan

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