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KPL Directors Carol MacKinnon and Kevin Ferguson hosted a visit from the UK Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Ports and Offshore Wind team; Paulina Dence, Senior Policy Advisor, Chloe McCallum, Head of Offshore Wind Ports, Jamie Leatham – Senior Government Advisor – Floating & Deepwater Offshore Wind. Joining the visit from British Ports Association was Mark Simmonds, Director of Policy & External Affairs along Greg Paterson, Senior Development Manager – Energy Supply Chain & Infrastructure and Chantal Geyer, Senior Project Manager from Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The focus of the visit was to help DESNZ better […]

We are delighted to share that we have won the prestigious “Sustainability in Decommissioning Award” at the recent Decom Mission Dinner and Award Ceremony held in Aberdeen on Thursday night. The category celebrated the progress reached to date of the regeneration of Kishorn Port yard and dry dock to facilitate the decommissioning of oil and gas structures in a safe and environmentally friendly manner, whilst maximising material recycling potential. It is testament to the hard work of all team members involved, who have been a part of KPL, past and present. It is also very fitting that this year marks […]

KPL Director Carol MacKinnon and our Port General Manager, Mike Bauermeister hosted a visit from Mike Spain, Director – Marine and Tom Inglis, Head of Aquaculture from Crown Estate Scotland earlier this week. This was their first time visiting and discussions focused on the Crown Estate’s activities relative to ports. It was an ideal opportunity to show them around the site and the developments to date with the Dry Dock extension. Carol commented; “It was a pleasure for us to welcome Mike and Tom to site and share with them an update on our expansion works to date with our […]

Today, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal was welcomed to the major expansion project at Kishorn Port. The Royal visitor met staff and contractors during a tour of the west coast site, which is one of Scotland’s most strategically important deep water energy industry facilities. Kishorn boasts one of Europe’s largest dry docks, which was officially opened by The Princess Royal’s brother, King Charles III, 50 years ago this year. The current £42.2million expansion project will enable the Port, originally established as an oil and gas industry yard, to play a pivotal role in delivery of offshore wind projects. Kishorn […]

We had a great visit recently, where KPL Directors; Alasdair Ferguson and Carol Mackinnon welcomed Account Executives Ann-Marie MacRae and Jeremy Kinsman, from our insurers A J G Gallagher. They were given a tour of the site to see firsthand the progress with the phase 1a construction at the Port  

Congratulations to both the UHI men’s and women’s teams on becoming 2026 champions! We’re proud at KPL to sponsor both teams and support their continued success. An outstanding achievement all round! UHI has around 36,000 students enrolled each year, and community, education and sport are something KPL feel very passionate about and are keen to support wherever possible. “I am honoured to have captained the women’s team this year and to have had such incredible teammates beside me. To see the team finally lift the cup, after finishing third in our first year and runners-up last year, was truly an […]

KPL were proud to attend as an affiliated member and to sponsor ‘The Welcome Piper’ again for 2026 at Friday evening’s International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) North Sea Chapter Annual Safety Awards in Aberdeen. Our team had a very enjoyable time at the dinner, discussing and celebrating the offshore drilling industry and the part we play. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners of the evening. This is a fantastic achievement to be proud of.  

Alasdair Ferguson, Managing Director, Kishorn Port Ltd was delighted to have been asked to speak at this year’s West Highland Vision Conference, being held at SAMs in Oban. Alasdair joined other industry leaders for the “Charting the Course – Infrastructure & National Impact” workshop.   The Chamber shared – “Reflecting on the vision shared by Alasdair Ferguson, Kishorn Port Ltd and Iain Berrill Salmon Scotland Limited, it’s evident that the West Highlands is entering a new era of responsibility. Nicholas (Nick) Owens SAMS Enterprise helped us to understand that our industrial ambitions must live in harmony with our natural world. […]

We are delighted to share with you that Alasdair Ferguson, Managing Director, KPL will be presenting on the Kishorn Port Expansion Project on Wednesday 4 March at 5.30 pm until 7.15 pm. Thomas Murray, Project Manager from RJ McLeod (Contractors) Limited, the principal contractor for the Phase 1a development works at Kishorn Port, will also be joining Alasdair during the presentation to give an overview of the project. The event is being organised by ICE Scotland. Tickets are free and the event will be held at the UHI (University of the Highlands and Islands) campus in Inverness. If you cannot […]

We’re absolutely delighted to share that Kishorn Port Ltd has been shortlisted for a Decom Mission Award. Being recognised alongside so many outstanding organisations and individuals across the decommissioning sector is a real honour and a testament to the hard work of our team. We’re incredibly proud of this achievement and look forward to celebrating with everyone at Decom Week 2026. You can read more about the awards finalists here: https://lnkd.in/dmKBmmZD