Kalmar moves owing to motion
Lerwick Port Authority is moving the large floatel barge Kalmar to a new location at Holmsgarth owing to the amount of movement in Albert Dock…
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New quayside in immediate use
Lerwick Harbour’s third new quay in 21 months been brought into immediate use owing to the high level of activity at the port.
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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.
READ FULL STORYThousandth cruise ship to visit
Forty-nine cruise ships are booked to call at Lerwick before the end of September, with the increasing number of larger vessels now using the port…
READ FULL STORYCruise season ready to start
The first cruise ship of the year is due to berth at Lerwick Harbour on Thursday at the start of a busy visitor season for…
READ FULL STORYOffshore decline hits cargo
A decline in offshore activity around Shetland sent oil-related cargo handling plummeting by 24 per cent in Lerwick in the first quarter of this year….
READ FULL STORYPort had a good march, meeting hears
March was a good month for Lerwick’s harbour, the Lerwick Port Authority was told this week. At the authority’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, the harbourmaster…
READ FULL STORYBowing out after 40 years at authority
TODAY is the last day at work for port controller Allan Breivik, who started his career with Lerwick Port Authority exactly 40 years ago. Mr…
READ FULL STORYMore fishing boats in port
AN INCREASE in fishing vessels using Lerwick Harbour was the largest single factor behind an 11.4 per cent rise to 4,256 in arrivals at the…
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IT MAY not be a particularly catchy title, but the award of the BS EN ISO 14001:2004 environmental standard to Lerwick Port Authority has put…
READ FULL STORYAll signs show a bumper first half for Lerwick port
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS BUSINESS is booming at Lerwick Harbour, according to figures issued this week. The harbour attracted increased traffic in the first half of…
READ FULL STORYLPA officials re-appointed
LERWICK Port Authority re-appointed its chairman and vice-chairman at its annual general meeting this week. Brian Anderson, part-owner of farming company GB & AM Anderson,…
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