HULL City Council has said it is making "very good progress" with plans to encourage Siemens to build a wind turbine factory in the city.
A statement issued by the council said work is ongoing to bring the scheme, which could create thousands of jobs, to reality.
The German engineering giant announced Hull as its preferred site for a new £80m offshore wind turbine factory two years ago but it has yet to make a final commitment to the development earmarked for the city's Alexandra Dock.
The council statement said: "We do continue to work closely with all of the partners involved in the development to bring the scheme closer to reality and very good progress is being made.
"Work also continues in the background on our land offer linked to enterprise zones, as well as skills and training and business support, should an investment be made in the city."
The city council said it is working with East Riding Council using Regional Growth Funding to develop a site at Paull, which is part of the Humber Enterprise Zone, to attract firms linked to the Green Port Hull development.
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