Kishorn Port welcomes Royal visitor as major expansion continues
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 Port Limited (KPL) Managing Director, Alasdair Ferguson, said: “It was a great honour to welcome Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal to Kishorn Port and to have the opportunity to show her at first hand the progress we are making with this important project.
“Having recently marked the 50th anniversary of its opening, we were delighted to have this opportunity to outline the exciting future we foresee for the Port.
“As well as opening Kishorn to new market opportunities, the development will provide the catalyst for the support and creation of jobs within Wester Ross and the wider Highlands, benefitting communities and the supply chain across the area.”
The Phase 1a expansion project, which started last year, will see the size of Kishorn’s dry dock increased and land reclaimed to create the capacity for the manufacture of concreate floating offshore wind foundations. Once complete, the expanded facilities are forecast to attract projects with the potential to support up to 1,500 jobs.
Regional development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is investing up to £24m in the project and construction work on the development has created 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: marine consulting civil engineers, Wallace Stone; environmental consultants, Affric, and; project management consultants, Leapmoor.
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