Located at the mouth of the River Clyde, Inverclyde is Scotland’s marine leisure capital. One of Scotland’s smallest areas, but with the warmest welcome, it is made up of three thriving towns – Port Glasgow, Greenock and Gourock, and the villages of Kilmacolm, Quarriers Village, Inverkip and Wemyss Bay.
The area has a history and heritage rich in shipbuilding and seafaring dating back to the 1500’s. Today, Inverclyde offers outstanding opportunities for outdoor recreation – with six golf courses, wild swimming, sailing, rowing and two marines – and a thriving arts and culture scene.
Inverclyde also acts as a key visitor destination, with the City Deal funded £20 million Ocean Terminal welcoming over 150,000 cruise ship passengers and 38,000 crew members to the area and providing over 70 jobs for local people.
City Deal Projects
Inchgreen
The Inchgreen project is a regeneration project that seeks to promote, make market ready and secure key sector investment in the site at Inchgreen in Greenock. It includes the redevelopment of a brownfield site, and development of underutilised quay assets and the Inchgreen dry dock to offer a dedicated on-shore marine hub.
The programme consists of two sub-projects: Phase 1 and Phase 2.
Ocean Terminal
The Ocean Terminal project provides a new Cruise Line Terminal – including a berthing facility; and a new state-of-the-art visitor centre, George Wyllie Foundation gallery, and restaurant. The programme further expands Greenock as the ‘cruise ship capital’ of Scotland – which was the first port in the country to break through the 100,000 passenger barrier.
The Ocean Terminal project has catalysed further investment – including a £25 million investment from Peel Ports into ‘ship to shore’ cranes. Following completion, a new cruise lease was also completed to allow for use all year round, which will bring approximately 400,000 passengers to the terminal, and to the Region.
The programme consists of two sub-projects: the Marine Works (the berthing facility), and the Terminal Building.
Inverkip
The Inverkip Programme is an infrastructure and development project which involves upgrading key capacity on the A78 at three locations in and around Inverkip; the development of a new commercial and residential district; and the regeneration of vacant and derelict land. The project will release investment and secure the development of a major 20Ha brownfield site around the former Inverkip Power Station – with Scottish Power since committing to develop the site by 2041.