Date: 30/08/2022

With bids now in, five contenders are hoping to secure one of two locations to be chosen to be Scotlands new Green Freeports. Proposals from Orkney, Aberdeen, Cromarty, Forth and Clyde regions have set out why they should become a beneficiary of this new status and how that status will become a catalyst for growth, innovation and investment in their regions.

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Green Freeports can provide new opportunities to integrate rail freight - Martin Bignell

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With bids now in, five contenders are hoping to secure one of two locations to be chosen to be Scotlands new Green Freeports. Proposals from Orkney, Aberdeen, Cromarty, Forth and Clyde regions have set out why they should become a beneficiary of this new status and how that status will become a catalyst for growth, innovation and investment in their regions.

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November 2021 aerial view of the Greenock Containerbase. This occupies the area where Greenock Princes Pier G&SWR station was previously. The specialist cruise vessel 'Hebridean Princess' is moored a little further upstream.
Location: Greenock Container Port
Company: Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
22/11/2021 John McIntyre

Looking over the site of Princes Pier Shed, it was latterly is use as container sidings for Greenock Ocean Terminal. To the left is Greenock Central Sawmills, where the shed buildings stood. The sidings have been out of use for some years.
Location: Greenock Containerbase Sidings
Company: Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
20/09/2008 Graham Morgan

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