Plush yacht adds touch of luxury to harbour
The most interesting visitor to Lerwick Harbour this week was the luxury yacht Vive La Vie owned by Swiss entrepreneur, and founder of the company
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Xiang Yun Kou gets that sinking feeling
It has been a curious site in Lerwick Harbour all week, but the Chinese heavy lift vessel Xiang Yun Kou has unloaded her cargo –…
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Huge vessel brings an unusual cargo
The 216m long Chinese heavy lift vessel Xiang Yun Kou arrived in Lerwick yesterday carrying an eight-storey metal box.
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Queen Sonja arrives in town
Norway’s royal yacht the Norge made a fleeting visit to Lerwick Harbour this morning, and was believed to be carrying the Queen of Norway onboard.
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Viking longship leaving Lerwick tomorrow for Merseyside
The largest Viking longship in the world came into Lerwick Harbour late on Friday night after her mast snapped in strong winds 60 nautical miles
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Big box to dominate Holmsgarth for a week
A eight-storey high metal box will be added to the collection of floating oddities in Lerwick harbour next month when Premier Oil brings its new…
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Harbour development offers deeper berthing
The fishing industry will be the main beneficiary of the next multi-million pound project in Lerwick Harbour where the construction of a large jetty at
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Lifeboat rescues tourist vessel
Shetland tourist vessel the Alluvion had to be rescued this morning after breaking down five miles south of Lerwick harbour.
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Rig to drill at Holmsgarth
The highlight of the week at Lerwick Harbour was the arrival on Tuesday of a jack-up drilling rig, Barge-Arun 120.
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Cruise ship visit cancelled
The first visit by a cruise ship to Lerwick this year has been cancelled because of bad weather.
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First cruise ship due on Sunday
The first cruise ship of the season is due in Lerwick this weekend, over a month earlier than usual.
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‘Positive outlook’ for Lerwick Harbour
The oil and gas industry has continued to take full advantage of Lerwick Harbour’s expanded deep-water infrastructure which helped attract increased traffic in 2013.
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Knab called into action as fishing boats break moorings
Two fishing vessels broke from their moorings at Lerwick Harbour this morning and drifted towards the NorthLink ferry Hjaltland, as the first of the wintry…
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Strong winds break barge’s moorings
The large accommodation barge Kalmar had to be re-secured after it broke a wire mooring rope in strong winds at the Alexandra Wharf yesterday.
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