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KPL welcomed the recent visits of the Jan De Nul vessel Adhémar De Saint Venant to the port. Managing Director, Alasdair Ferguson along with Deputy Port Manager Fraser Leven met Captain Kevin Budts on the very impressive bridge before the vessel headed off to carry out operations on the West Coast of Scotland. We were delighted to welcome the vessel and facilitate their visit by providing our port and marine services. We wished the captain and the crew a very safe onward journey and we hope to welcome the vessel back in the future.

Martin Wood, Director and Chief Investment Advisor and Graham Hatton, Investment Lead for Scotland, from Office for Investment (OfI) recently visited Kishorn Port & Dry Dock. Along with Eilidh Cameron, Head of Business Growth-Lochaber, Skye and Wester Ross and Guy Walker, Development Manager, Inward Investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Alasdair Ferguson, Managing Director and Carol MacKinnon, Director were delighted to be their hosts. It was a very constructive visit and an opportunity to discuss current developments and plans ahead for the next phase of the expansion at the port.  

Kishorn Port Ltd is a finalist! 🏆🌱 We’re thrilled to have been shortlisted for Environmental Excellence at the 2026 Offshore Energies UK Awards. Our environmental work is focused on making better use of the infrastructure we already have, delivering responsible decommissioning and recycling, and developing Kishorn’s capabilities to support offshore wind and future renewable energy projects. With significant investment and development underway, we’re excited about the role Kishorn can play in supporting the next generation of offshore energy while creating a sustainable future for the site. It’s fantastic recognition of the work happening across the Port and a real credit […]

KPL Managing Director, Alasdair Ferguson and Operations & Project Director, Kevin Ferguson were delighted to host a visit recently from Michelle Quinn, Director of Offshore Wind and Alison Gilfillan, Head of Strategy & Stakeholder Engagement, from The Scottish Government. Eilidh Cameron, Head of Business Growth-Lochaber, Skye and Wester Ross and Greg Paterson, Senior Development Manager from Highlands and Islands Enterprise also joined the visit. It has been a number of months since the Scottish Government officials have been to Kishorn Port and they were keen to see the transformation that has been made to the Dry Dock and reclamation area […]

KPL Directors Alasdair Ferguson and Carol MacKinnon hosted a visit earlier this month from Jim Fairlie MSP, Minister for Agriculture, Marine and Islands, Nathan Waldie – Private Secretary to Mr Fairlie, Hazel Bartels – Senior Delivery Lead – Farmed Fish Health and Innovation from The Scottish Government and the Chair of Highlands and Islands Enterprise – Angus Campbell and his colleagues; Alastair Nicolson – LSWR Area Manager, Ian Philp – Head of Strengthening Communities, Elaine Jamieson – Head of Life Sciences and the Blue Economy and Gillian Frampton – Creative Design Manager. The visit started with a company presentation to […]

Alasdair Ferguson – Managing Director attended the Leadvent Group Floating Wind Europe Conference in London last week. The event brought together experts in floating wind technology to discuss technical challenges, innovations, and solutions for the offshore wind sector. Key topics discussed include the bankability of floating wind, industrialisation and commercialisation strategies, port and supply chain readiness, and operational challenges Alasdair commented: “It was great to attend and be part of the recent Leadvent Conference in London. An industry leading event for business leaders in Floating Wind Europe. It was a great opportunity to make new connections within the sector”.

We’ve officially come full circle. Twelve months ago, we launched our first project update video, and while we’ve come full circle in time, the dry dock certainly doesn’t look like a circle anymore. Over the last year, circa 1 million tonnes of rock have been blasted and moved. New land has emerged from the water, infrastructure has taken shape, and the footprint of the extended dry dock and reclaimed foreshore is now clearly visible. What started as a vision , drawings, plans and ambitions is rapidly becoming reality. As Phase 1A moves into its final stages, the project remains on track for completion in autumn 2026. Every blast, […]

KPL hosted a visit from the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) last week. Alasdair Ferguson – Managing Director, Kevin Ferguson – Director, Operations & Projects and Mike Bauermeister – Port General Manager welcomed Jennifer Matthews and Adam Lewis, Coastal Inspectors from the Navigation team at the NLB to Kishorn Port. Jennifer and Adam visited our exhibition stand at a conference earlier this year and were interested to learn more about the Port and visit in person. We were more than happy to accommodate their request and show them around the site and share our master plan vision for the future. They were […]

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 […]