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Kishorn Port Welcomes Back Bakkafrost vessel ‘Bakkanes’ after her refit
We recently welcomed back the Bakkafrost vessel “Bakkanes” into Kishorn Port after her refit, where she will load out smolts in due course. Also evident in the photographs is the investment made by KPL with the new concrete abutment improvements, carried out in recent times on both the East and the West sides, encasing the older […]
Kishorn Port hosts West Highland Chamber of Commence members for behind the scene tour
KPL Director, Alasdair Ferguson welcomed members of the West Highland Chamber of Commerce for a very special visit last week. The Chamber are running a series of “Behind the Scenes” tours and Kishorn Port & Dry Dock were delighted to host one of these visits. The group were treated to refreshments and then shown […]
Construction Begins on Dry Dock Extension Project
It’s great to see the dumpers and diggers arriving on site this week to begin construction of the new laydown area and the extension to the dry dock. We welcomed Alastair Nicolson, Area Manager for Lochaber, Skye and Wester Ross, and the HIE team, along with Helen Murchison, Chair of the local Lochcarron Community Council, […]
Construction work starting on KPL’s £42.2million expansion project
Construction work is starting next week on our £42.2million expansion project, which will prepare Kishorn Port to play a pivotal role in delivery of offshore wind projects in Scotland and elsewhere. This major development will see the size of the dry dock increased and land reclaimed to create capacity for the manufacture of concrete floating […]
Kishorn Port Secures Investment for Major Expansion
We are absolutely delighted to welcome the recent announcement by the Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes, of investment of up to £24million by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) in Kishorn Port’s £42.2m Phase 1a expansion project. This funding is key to us delivering the development, which will enable Kishorn to play a pivotal role in […]
KPL hosts visit from Fatima Ferreira do Rosario, Environmental Engineer from Petrobras
KPL Head of Compliance & Safety, Steve Welham recently hosted a visit from Fatima Ferreira do Rosario, an Environmental Engineer with Petrobras, the national oil company of Brazil. As Petrobras is facing the challenge of decommissioning many FPSOs and semisubmersibles in the coming years, the visit was intended to provide background information on a well-established ship […]
All-Energy Conference 2025
KPL Directors, Alasdair Ferguson, Colin Ortlepp and Kevin Ferguson had a great time at the All-Energy 2025 Conference at the SEC in Glasgow recently. There was a great shout out by Chris Stark CBE, Head of Mission Control for Clean Power 2030, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for the investments being made […]
Kishorn Port Ltd hosts Sinclair Brown, CEO of Port of Inverness
Alasdair Ferguson, Director, Kishorn Port Ltd, recently welcomed a visit from the Scottish chair representative of the British Ports Association, and Chief Executive, Port of Inverness, Sinclair Browne. The weather was extremely kind, as it has been for the last wee while on the west coast, and it was a great opportunity to catch up about […]
Deputy First Minster sees rapid progress of Kishorn Port’s £42 million expansion project
We were delighted to welcome Scotland’s Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes MSP, to Kishorn Port recently. The visit gave us a very welcome opportunity to show her at first hand the rapid progress that is being made on our £42.2million expansion project.Last month, the Deputy First Minister announced investment of up to £24m by Highlands and […]