Forth Ports


Forth Ports Limited is a port operators in the United Kingdom based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is owned by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board.

History

Fort Ports was established in 1967 as the Forth Ports Authority. It became responsible for pilotage on the Firth of Forth in 1988. It was privatised and first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1992. In 1995 it acquired the Port of Dundee on the River Tay and the Port of Tilbury on the River Thames. In 2007 it bought the Nordic Group, who manage terminal operations at Chatham. In March 2011, Forth Ports agreed to a £751 million takeover by Arcus Infrastructure Partners. The deal was completed in June 2011. In October 2018, Forth Ports was sold to the Public Sector Pension Investment Board.

Operations

Forth Ports operates five ports on the Firth of Forth and two ports elsewhere:

Ports on the Firth of Forth

Forth Ports' property business owns of land which are available for development and which form the major part of Edinburgh's waterfront.