SSE has selected Seaway7 as preferred supplier for foundations and inter-array cables at the 1.4GW Berwick Bank B offshore wind project. Its 20 October announcement outlines engineering, procurement, construction and installation work around 38 kilometres off the Scottish Borders.
The appointment remains conditional on a final contract and SSE’s final investment decision, expected in late 2027. SSE says preparatory offshore works could start in 2028, followed by foundation and cable installation during 2029–2031.
SSE estimates that the scope would create or support 465 UK roles, including 400 in Scotland. The total combines direct employment, supply-chain work and port marshalling; it is not a list of new vacancies. The Scottish marshalling port has yet to be announced.
The planned installation fleet includes Seaway Alfa Lift, Seaway Strashnov and Seaway Phoenix. For offshore contractors, the agreement identifies a prospective multi-year workload while leaving the final commitment dependent on the project’s investment decision.
Sources: SSE announcement, 20 October 2026
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Image credit: File photo: Seaway Strashnov in Europahaven, Port of Rotterdam, 5 December 2020. The vessel is named in the prospective Berwick Bank B scope; this is not a photograph of work at the project. Photo: Alf van Beem / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Resized and compressed; the photograph retains its stated licence.
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