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2013
- Busy Week for Maritime Tourism 20 May
BUSY WEEK FOR MARITIME TOURISM This week we will receive 4 cruise liners and 2 calls from the Norwegian training vessel Statsraad Lehmkuhl. On Monday the 20 May, two liners will...
- The Princess Arrives in Orkney 17 May
The biggest liner to use Scotland’s longest commercial deep-water berth tied up today in Orkney. The Caribbean Princess arrived alongside the newly extended Hatston Pier with more than 3,200 pas...
- New Safety Arrangements for Hatston Pier 14 May
Hatston Pier - new access arrangements to ensure public safety New safety and security measures are now in place following the opening of the extension to Hatston Pier. The pier –...
- Tall Ship Summer Cruises from Orkney 22 April
Adventure Cruises 2013 in a Tall Ship Wylde Swan.Please click on the image below for full details
- Coplands Dock Stromness Construction Images 12 April
Some images of the work at Coplands Dock in Stromness. Images supplied by Colin Keldie of K4 Graphics...
- Ballast Water Policy Public Consultation 6 April
An updated environmental assessment of a possible change to Orkney Islands Council’s ballast water management policy will be the subject of public consultations this week in Stromness and Kirkw...
- COPLANDS DOCK STEAMS AHEAD 6 March
Work continues at a good pace for the construction of Copland’s Dock, the new 100 metre pier in Stromness. The £9.5 million project on the Garson peninsula opposite the main Stromness...
- 2012 Breaks Records for UK Ports and Passenger 6 March
Figures released from the Passenger Shipping Association (PSA) show that 2012 was a record year for UK cruise ports.Passenger embarkations increased 10 percent (up to 962,000 in 2012), with 78,000 ext...