The McNulty Yard in South Shields (later Aker McNulty) was closed in ~2013. It specialised in the later years doing work on semisubmersible oil platforms and other offshore gas and oil projects. An offshore accommodation unit remained as a reminder on the South shore until 2021. The site was taken over by the Port of Tyne Authority. When Tyne Dock was closed and in-filled, the quay was extended and amalgamated with the deep-water berth to become Tyne Bulk Terminal, initially for the import of coal, but more recently (2020) for the import of 'biomass' for power stations in Yorkshire and Lynemouth.