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The Herald Scotland
14 hours ago
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Work to start on £42 million expansion of Scottish port
Construction work will start next week on a £42.2 million expansion project at Kishorn Port in Wester Ross. Once complete, the expanded facilities, on the north-west coast of the Scottish Highlands, are forecast to attract projects with the potential to support up to 1,500 jobs. Investment of up to £24m in the project by regional development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise was announced by Kate Forbes, Scotland's Deputy First Minister, last week. Alasdair Ferguson, Kishorn Port Limited director, said: 'With a quarry on-site, Kishorn Port is ideally suited for manufacturing of concrete floating offshore wind sub-structures. This Phase 1a expansion project will enable us to provide full integration, with laydown, marshalling and assembly in the long term. 'The development opens Kishorn to new market opportunities and we are receiving strong expressions of interest to utilise the enlarged dry dock area, along with the additional laydown space, for floating offshore and decommissioning projects. As well as Scotland, our key target markets are the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea.' Mr Ferguson continued: 'Importantly, this project will provide the catalyst for the support and creation of jobs within Wester Ross and the wider Highlands, benefiting communities across the area. 'This is another very significant milestone in the continuing development of Kishorn Port and we are grateful to Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Government for their support.' Construction work on this phase will create 84 jobs for up to 18 months. The principal contractor for the project is RJ McLeod, based in Scotland, with offices in Dingwall and a long-established track record in the Highlands. Supporting services are also being delivered by Scottish firms including marine consulting civil engineers, Wallace Stone, environmental consultants, Affric, and project management consultants, Leapmoor. £8.4 million upgrade of ageing substation completed after two years A substation in Kilmarnock has been given an £8.4 million upgrade in a bid to provide more locally generated power to the area.
The National
17 hours ago
- Business
- The National
Scottish Highland port £42.2million expansion to begin
The expanded facilities could attract projects with the potential to create up to 1500 jobs once the port is fully developed, HES has said. Kishorn Port was used in the 1970s for the construction of the Ninian Central oil production platform, which at the time was the world's largest floating concrete structure and has one of the largest openings of any dry dock facility in Europe. The investment forms part of the Scottish Government's commitment of up to £500m over five years to develop ports and offshore wind energy supply chain. Construction work on the project is scheduled to start on June 16, creating 84 jobs for up to 18 months. Investors hope the port will play a key role in delivery of offshore wind projects. READ MORE: Historic Aberdeen church building price slashed after failing to sell Investment of up to £24m in the project by regional development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) was announced by Scotland's Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes, last week. Kishorn Port Limited (KPL) director, Alasdair Ferguson, said: 'With a quarry on-site, Kishorn Port is ideally suited for manufacturing of concrete floating offshore wind sub-structures. This Phase 1a expansion project will enable us to provide full integration, with laydown, marshalling and assembly in the long-term. 'The development opens Kishorn to new market opportunities and we are receiving strong expressions of interest to utilise the enlarged dry dock area, along with the additional laydown space, for floating offshore and decommissioning projects. As well as Scotland, our key target markets are the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea.' Ferguson continued: 'Importantly, this project will provide the catalyst for the support and creation of jobs within Wester Ross and the wider Highlands, benefiting communities across the area. 'This is another very significant milestone in the continuing development of Kishorn Port and we are grateful to Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Government for their support.' The principal contractor for the project is RJ McLeod, based in Scotland, with offices in Dingwall and a long-established reputation in the Highlands. Supporting services are also being delivered by Scottish firms: marine consulting civil engineers, Wallace Stone; environmental consultants, Affric, and; project management consultants, Leapmoor.
The National
29-05-2025
- Politics
- The National
The National nominated for three Refugee Media Awards
Our journalists have been nominated in the News and Feature of the Year categories for their powerful coverage of refugee life in Scotland and the UK. The organisers, the Scottish Refugee Council, said: "In an increasingly polarised world, accurate, responsible reporting on refugee and asylum issues has never been more important. "We are delighted to honour the work of all the journalists in Scotland covering refugee and asylum issues with care and integrity." The National was the Scottish newspaper with the most nominations in the shortlist. The nominations were as follows: Features of the Year Alasdair Ferguson, The National: Huss: How a queer Egyptian artist won right to stay in Scotland News story of the Year You can see the full list of nominations here. Best wishes to all of the media outlets shortlisted this year. The winners will be announced at the official ceremony, which will take place on June 11.
