‘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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‘Better communication may have saved lives’
A survivor of last year’s fatal helicopter crash off Sumburgh says better pre-flight communication over emergency breathing equipment may have helped save some of those
READ FULL STORY‘Judicial inquiry into helicopter safety needed’
A full judicial inquiry into North Sea helicopter safety should be carried out, a committee of MPs have been told.
READ FULL STORYOil industry workers to give evidence to helicopter crash committee
Evidence will be taken today on offshore helicopter safety at Aberdeen University.
READ FULL STORYHelicopter crash committee to visit Aberdeen
Evidence over last year’s fatal helicopter crash which killed four offshore workers will be heard in Aberdeen.
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Gas workers will be given first priority for new work, Petrofac says
Gas plant workers sent home following this week’s debacle over a strike ballot will be first in the queue to receive their jobs back once
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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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Major North Sea oil investment approved
A new £4 billion North Sea oil development off Shetland which should create thousands of jobs has been approved. EnQuest PLC will invest in the…
READ FULL STORYEU cash assists LPA’s latest plan to expand harbour
Lerwick Port Authority and Shetland Amenity Trust have both received major funding boosts to the tune of a combined £637,000 in the latest round of
READ FULL STORYHelicopter crash investigators recommend changes at Sumburgh Airport
Unfavourable tidal conditions meant some rescue workers were delayed in reaching the scene of August’s fatal helicopter crash, air accident investigators have revealed.
READ FULL STORYDistinctive barge makes the move to Victoria Pier
It may only be a couple of weeks since it arrived, but the distinctive black-and-white barge, Sans Vitesse, has been shifted to a new location.
READ FULL STORYGas plant ‘ops team’ will arrive in October
The Shetland Gas Plant will next month see the arrival of an operations team which will run the gas plant once it is ready to
READ FULL STORYZebra barge arrives in Lerwick
The 88-cabin accommodation barge Sans Vitesse has arrived in Lerwick Harbour this evening.
READ FULL STORYCAA to review North Sea helicopter safety
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a review of helicopter operations in the North Sea following the fatal accident of Sumburgh.
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