Launch of first Global Floating Offshore Wind Ports Alliance

Posted on November 17, 2025

ABP News Release: Launch of first Global Floating Offshore Wind Ports Alliance

At this year’s RenewableUK Floating Offshore Wind Conference in Aberdeen, we were delighted to announce that we have teamed up with BrestPort, the company managing the commercial port of Brest in France and Shannon Foynes Port, Ireland’s second largest port operator, to lead the way in establishing the first Global Floating Offshore Wind Ports Alliance (“FLOW Ports Alliance”) to help bring together major floating offshore wind ports across the world and unlock the full potential of floating offshore wind.

Andy Reay, ABP Group Head of Offshore Wind, said: “Today marks an important milestone for the development of floating offshore wind in Europe and we are looking forward to working with members for the Global Floating Offshore Wind Ports Alliance to accelerate scalable innovation and develop the port infrastructure needed to support growth in this sector.

“At ABP, we believe that one of the biggest clean energy opportunities for the UK is the development of Floating Offshore Wind. This is because floating turbines allow for deployment farther from shore, overcoming the depth limitations of fixed-bottom foundations. We see the Celtic Sea and Scotland as key UK sites for floating offshore wind with our plans in Port Talbot in Wales and the ABP Cromarty Firth Energy Park in Scotland.”

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