Port of Blyth

Port of Blyth is a modern trust port and a leading UK offshore energy support base.

Offering mobilisation/de-mobilisation project support for global projects in the offshore renewables sector, Blyth also boasts permanent O&M facilities and rapid response cable repair capability for major OEMs and developers.

The port offers a flexible and cost effective central east coast location, is home to a number of market leading subsea installation companies and has supported major offshore wind installations including the Blyth offshore wind farm, Rampion and East Anglia projects. The port is also home to the world leading test facilities of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult .

To support the growth of the offshore wind market, a £32m investment is underway to develop an additional 100 hectares of quayside land to accommodate large scale manufacturing, mobilisation and storage which will position Blyth as a key strategic hub to service projects off the UK’s east coast. This unique opportunity is being developed in partnership with co-exhibitors Advance Northumberland , the development arm of Northumberland County Council.

The port boasts an extensive offshore engineering and heavy lift supply chain covering design, fabrication, testing and internal logistics all located on site, adding significant value to any project however complex.

Port Training Services  – the port’s award winning training arm – offers a wide range of offshore energy specific training programmes including a dedicated engineering apprenticeship for the subsea and offshore renewables market with access to a wide ranging asset base on site including WTGs, ploughs, trenchers, vessels and heavy lift equipment.

Port of Blyth is a member of Energy Central, a partnership developed to provide support for inward investment into Blyth.