A £10m investment at a port should create more jobs, a firm said.
Peel Ports Group has announced the money would be used to redevelop the Northern Terminal at the Port of Great Yarmouth, in Norfolk.
The group said the money would be spent on infrastructure to help accommodate the next generation of major offshore wind projects.
Kevin Keable, chairman of the East of England Energy Group which represents businesses across the energy sector, said: “We need to create jobs in this region, create economic growth, so this is the time right now.”