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Forth Green Freeport

Scotland's Forth Green Freeport is an industrial strategy zone. Its strategic ports and development sites offer opportunities and benefits for businesses.

The Freeport spans a 45-kilometre-wide site in the Forth Estuary in the east of Scotland. It includes a range of development and investment opportunities, and has 70% of Scotland’s population living within an hour’s travel of the Freeport's outer boundary.  

When you set up your business here, you’ll save time and money thanks to the package of customs and tax incentives available. You'll also benefit from major new investment in infrastructure, skills and innovation.

Forth Green Freeport highlights

Investment corridor 

Strategic ports, logistics facilities and development locations along the shores of the Firth of Forth are an attractive investment location for global investors. By locating here, you'll benefit from:

  • Close collaboration between industry, academia, and government
  • Developing sectors - advanced modular manufacturing and automation, new technologies, hydrogen production, carbon storage and distribution, and pharmaceuticals 

Green Freeport benefits

Financial benefits for businesses based at the Freeport include:

  • Tax relief incentives
  • Enhanced capital allowances
  • Streamlined customs procedures
  • Duty-free import and export

Innovation and skills 

The Forth Green Freeport fosters an innovative environment that delivers new jobs and promots decarbonisation and transitioning to a net zero economy.

Linking ports, skills and talent, the facility attracts investment, supports offshore renewables and clean fuels, and delivers inclusive growth as part of transformation for communities.

Offshore wind market

If you're based at the Green Freeport, you'll have easy access to Scotland's huge 45-gigawatt (GW) offshore wind market. You can also be part of a 20 to 30 year project pipeline, including:

  • ScotWind leasing – 30 GW across 20 sites with 19.3 GW of floating wind
  • INTOG leasing – 5.4 GW of floating wind to decarbonise oil and gas infrastructure 

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A dynamic cluster of strategic ports and locations

Port of Rosyth

The Port of Rosyth, operated by Forth Portsopens in a new window, is a deepwater harbour, experienced in energy and infrastructure projects and is Scotland’s main agribulks hub. It's an important fabrication base for the energy and shipbuilding sectors and is well connected to Scotland’s road and rail networks.   

Rosyth has a rich shipbuilding heritage and direct quayside access with exciting development opportunities. It’s home to: 

Babcock International opens in a new windowGroup has one of the UK’s most advanced manufacturing and assembly facilities 

Arrol Gibb Innovation Campus (AGIC) is a large-scale, digitally enabled manufacturing facility in the UK for marine and energy transition sectors which supports the development of innovation and skills

Queensferry One

Scarborough Muir Group'sopens in a new window Queensferry One offers a new international and logistics hub situated within the heart of the Forth Green Freeport. Queensferry One is a 48-hectare site capable of delivering high-quality, flexible industrial and logistics space. The group has secured 5 MW with a potential for a a further 24 MW in energy capacity.

Ministry of Defence

At the Ministry of Defenceopens in a new window base there is activity to grow the Royal Navy presence at nearby Babcock Rosyth. The site also supports Scottish shipbuilding both on the Forth and Clyde. 

Forth Portsopens in a new window or Port of Leith is Scotland’s largest enclosed deepwater port and is set to emerge as one of Scotland’s leading renewable energy hubs. It offers: 

  • Easy access to offshore wind projects
  • A 150-hectare site created specifically for offshore wind manufacturing
  • A marshalling and consolidation yard
  • An incubator space for supply chain companies to innovate and grow

Forth Ports Burntislandopens in a new window is well placed to support the renewable energy manufacturing activities in the area. It has wet storage capabilities and the potential to assist with assembly, integration, operation and maintenance of offshore wind platforms. 

Forth Ports Grangemouth

This is Scotland’s largest container portsopens in a new windowwith a growing freight hub, and 70% of Scotland’s population within a one-hour drive.

Grangemouth is well-suited for sectors with high power, steam, and aqueous waste requirements. It's home to Calachemopens in a new window and INEOSopens in a new window, which have a longstanding presence in petrochemicals here and offer exciting opportunities in emerging industries including biofuels, hydrogen and carbon capture. 


Falkirk Council: The local authority is a significant landowner and also serves as the "Accountable Body" for managing public funds related to the freeport and the associated Falkirk and Grangemouth Growth Deal.”

Project Willow

Project Willow was commissioned by Petroineos and is funded by both the UK and Scottish governments. Its goal was to evaluate Grangemouth's potential in-depth, and highlight areas for investment to help create a sustainable future for the site.

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Benefits of setting up at Forth Green Freeport

Strategic location

Forth Green Freeport is located at the centre of Scotland. With close proximity to the cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and Dunfermline, you'll benefit from easy access to both national and international markets.  

The prime location of the Forth Green Freeport also allows businesses to harness talent, knowledge and expertise across the length and breadth of Scotland. It provides the perfect environment for innovation and collaboration between industry and academia.

Access to talent

More than half of the Scottish population are within easy commuting distance and, when coupled with excellent local transport infrastructure, businesses like yours can access a vast potential workforce. 

You’ll benefit from proximity to universities and colleges and access to the Arrol Gibb Innovation Campus (AGIC) – which ensures you'll have a highly skilled talent pool to draw from both now and in the future.

Live and work

If you set up at the Forth Green Freeport, you'll find some of the best quality of life that Scotland has to offer. This ranges from the bustling and vibrant cities of both Edinburgh and Glasgow, to the beautiful scenery of Fife’s coastal villages. 

You'll be within easy reach of modern amenities, culture, entertainment and sporting activities, while still being able to access beautiful countryside and outdoor pursuits, making this an ideal place to live and work.   

Looking for more information?

Visit the Forth Green Freeport website opens in a new window  

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If you're thinking of setting up in Scotland and think Forth Green Freeport could be right for you, get in touch today to discuss what you're looking for.

Phone: +44 300 013 2734opens in a new window