Wind Energy – Peterhead
Peterhead is set to become the epicentre of flexible activity for the North Sea’s future energy landscape with a new quayside handling facility by Maritime Developments Limited (MDL).

The North-east flex-lay services company has entered a long-term agreement with Peterhead Port Authority (PPA) to lease over 14,000m2 of land at Smith Embankment with access to Smith Quay through a dedicated spooling route.
The MDL Energy Service Base will provide optimised handling and storage services for power cables and mooring lines destined for new offshore wind developments, as well as enabling replacement and repair of flexibles as part of life-of-field operations. This will include supporting power and utilities sectors such as telecommunications.
The multipurpose facility will also serve as the MDL marine operations base and will host its fleet of portable flex-lay technology for offshore deployment, as well as Project Management & Engineering services for vessel mobilizations – consolidating the company’s 25-year presence in the town since its inception.
MDL plans to invest over £12m at the site over the next 3 years to support the marine operations and spooling activities, including building of the multipurpose facility, carousels, reels, and specialist handling equipment.