The successful two-phase Ninian Northern decommissioning project contributed to Lerwick Harbourโs reputation as a leading centre, with the platform jacket disposal at Dales Voe Base by the Veolia/Peterson partnership, including being completed ahead of schedule.
A management buyout will see Jake Watt take the helm at Lerwick Engineering & Fabrication (LEF), as he positions the firm to take advantage of low-carbon opportunities on Shetland and beyond.
Negotiations between Unite the Union and Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) to avert a hugely damaging strike at the harbour on Monday seem to have collapsed.
Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) says the prospect of strike action by labour body Unite is โextremely disappointingโ given the fact it has made an unspecified offer to solve the pay and conditions dispute.
Unite the union has confirmed that workers at the Lerwick Port Authority on Shetland are set to begin an all-out strike action in a dispute over pay, terms and conditions.
Oil and gas operations in Shetland are expected to be โseverely impactedโ with workers at the islands' main port poised to re-start industrial action.
Harbour and industry chiefs say a ยฃ9 million funding pledge for a โgame-changingโ ultra-deep water decommissioning facility in Shetland is an important step in the right direction.
A series of significant milestones - shaping the next generation of deep-water infrastructure developments at Lerwick Harbour - are expanding capability and competitiveness for the offshore decommissioning and renewables industries.
The gradual recovery in the offshore oil and gas sectorโs fortunes has been reflected in the latest traffic statistics from Lerwick Port Authority (LPA), which the organisation said showed an โimproving pictureโ throughout 2019.
Lerwick harbour continues to add to its reputation as a leading support hub for the oil and gas industry in northern waters through its contribution to the offshore sectorโs operations west of Shetland.
Growing confidence in the Atlantic Frontier is generating a โgravity-shiftโ towards a Shetland supply chain willing and able to capitalise on its geographical advantages.
Lerwick Harbourโs strategic location has been the building block for its huge contribution to the development of east Shetland Basin oil fields over the past 50 years.
More visits by cruise liners, fishing boats and roll-on-roll-off ferries contributed to an 8.4% jump in traffic at Shetlandโs main port in the first nine months of this year.
A major project aimed at helping Shetland win more decommissioning work does not hinge entirely on the UK Government agreeing to provide financial support, Scotlandโs energy minister said yesterday.
Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) chief executive Sandra Laurenson is to retire in November after more than 40 yearsโ service at the UKโs most northerly commercial harbour.
Bosses at Lerwick port have said โindustry will decideโ on the best location for decommissioning oil rigs after plans for a new facility in Ayrshire were revealed.
Lerwick Harbourโs impressive track record in supporting projects west as well as east of Shetland means the deep-water port is primed and prepared to service further developments in the Atlantic.