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News
- 02/07/2008 - Presentation to retired Marine Officer
- 02/07/2008 - RUSSIAN OIL PRODUCERS INVITED TO ORKNEY
- 30/06/2008 - Orkney VTS - vhf ch 20 broadcasts
- 20/06/2008 - VTS Operator Appointed

Notices
- 05/07/2008 - Installation of Prototype Tidal Turbine – Fall of Warness
- 07/05/2008 - Introduction of port VTS Information Service
- 26/04/2008 - Fall of Warness - Tidal Turbine Maintenance
- 16/04/2008 - Exclusion Zone Around The Wreck Of The Konig
Shipping
Ships Expected
08/07/2008 - Minerva - Hatston 1
10/07/2008 - Costa Victoria - Anchorage Kirkwall Bay
Ships in Port
03/07/2008 - Crane Barge Missing Link - Hatston No 2
Ships Sailed
04/07/2008 - SKS Satilla - Flotta Terminal
04/07/2008 - Delphin - Hatston 1
Useful Links
Orkney Harbours is not responsible for the contents of these sites
Orkney Organisations
VisitOrkney - the official tourism website - Many links to associated organisations
Orkney Ferries - Provider of inter-island ferry services - includes online timetables etc.
Orkney Enterprise - URL of Orkney office within the Highlands and Islands Enterprise organisation which functions to promote sustainable development in the area
Northern Maritime Corridor - Northern European partnership looking to enhance shipping traffic
UK Met Office - This URL gives a forecast for Orkney and Shetland
Navtek - Supplier of VTS systems as used by Orkney Harbour Authority
The OBC Group - Provides support services to both shipping & travel industries
John Jolly - Shipping Agency
Graypen Ltd - Shipping Agency
Inchcape Shipping Services - Shipping Agency
Northlink Ferries - "Provider of ro-ro ferry services between Orkney and Caithness, Orkney and Aberdeen."
John O'Groats Ferries - Provider of passenger ferry service bewteen Orkney and Caithness
Pentland Ferries - Provider of ro-ro ferry service between Orkney and Caithness
Highlands and Islands Airports Limited - URL of Kirkwall airport within Highlands and Islands Airports group
Loganair - Scotland's Airline - Provider of inter-island air services
Streamline Shipping Group Ltd - Provider of cargo service between Orkney and Aberdeen
Highland Fuels - Orkney fuel distributor
EMEC Orkney - European Marine Energy Centre with test facilities near Stromness
Scottish Fishermen's Federation/Orkney Fisheries Association
Orkney Sailing Club - Local sailing club. Good collection of local links
Sail Orkney /Orkney Marinas - Commercial operators of local marinas
Orkney Dive Boat Operator's Association - Links to companies making up the association.
Scapa Flow and its wrecks - Educational and diving related.
Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping Joint Hydrographic Center - Academic site describing some of the marine archaeology of Scapa Flow. Good sonar images of wrecks.
Welcome to Scapa Flow - Mainly diving related site.
Government and Government Agencies
The Department of Trade & Industry
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affair
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office - Admiralty Charts & Publications
Admiralty Easytide UK Hydrographic Office - site for calculating tidal data.
Marine Consents & Environment Unit - Consents for discharge and dredging. Information on dispersant testing. Marine GIS
Northern Lighthouse Board - Lighthouse Authority for area including Orkney. Characteristics of all lights for which it responsible.
International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation & Lighthouse Authorities
PIANC-AIPCN - The International Navigation Association
Fisheries Research Services - Aberdeen based advisor to government on fisheries related matters.
Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Government's Wildlife Advisor outwith 12 mile limit - includes Seabirds At Sea and cetacean studies. Also cross boundary issues.
Scottish Natural Heritage - Scottish Advisory Agency on wildlife matters.
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency - Scottish Environmental regulator
Professional Organisations
RSPB - Major UK charity concerned with bird conservation
The Scottish Association for Marine Science
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology
United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association
South Tyneside College - Provider of training and simulation services to Orkney Harbour Authority
North Atlantic Fisheries College - Shetland based research and teaching organisation.
PORT - Maritime Information gateway - Academic and historical links.
Marine information portal site - Links to companies providing technological solutions in the marine environment
Ports of Scotland -
The only
composite directory dedicated to the Scottish
Ports and Container Base business.
The Oil Industry
Petroleum Geo Services - Operators of shuttle tankers and FPSO on Foinaven field
Fender Care Marine Solutions Limited - Providers of STS services in Scapa Flow
STATOIL - Norwegian major – source of many STS cargoes in Scapa Flow
Leading Oil & Gas Industry Competitiveness - Government sponsored
initiative encouraging co-operation between companies.
International Register of Shipping
Equasis - ship search - EU initiative to collate information on vessels and inspections
The Oil Companies International Marine Forum
International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited - Advisors to the oil industry on cleanup and insurance claims.
ABS - American Bureau of Shipping - classification society
Intertanko - The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
International Petroleum Industry Environmental - Conservation Association Information on wide range of topics from an oil industry perpective - good list of publications.
Society of Petroleum Engineers - UK branch
OSRL- Oil Spill Response Limited - Southampton based oil spill responders
Briggs - Aberdeen based specialist in marine & environmental services including oil spill control
CONCAWE - The Oil Companies' European Association for Environment, Health & Safety in Refining & Distribution
International Organisations
Cruise Europe - Trade body to which Orkney Harbours belongs
International Association of Ports & Harbors - "A non-profit-making and non-governmental organization (NGO), industry based, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan."
European Sea Ports Organization - Industry association
European Maritime Safety Agency - "EU body, based in Lisbon, primarily a facilitator"
The International Maritime Organization - Primary International body for marine matters
American Petroleum Institute - US standards setting organisation
US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - Very large US site with wealth of information and resources
