NOTICES
22/10/2018: Cook Aquaculture Scotland Ltd. East of Skelwick Westray fishfarm - Cook Aquaculture Scotland Ltd
08/10/2018: MOD - Diving and Survey Ops - Royal Oak - Marine Services
08/10/2018: Temporary Disruption to VTS Service - Marine Services
02/10/2018: Inner Sound Subsea works - Meygen
26/09/2018: Magallanes ATIR Hook Up - Leask Marine
Orkney Harbour Location
Orkney’s geographical location at 59 degrees north and on the main shipping routes from the Baltic region, the North sea, Trans-Atlantic commercial shipping routes and the north Atlantic periphery neighbours is a unique attraction for both oil and gas and marine tourism activity. The wide range of commercial and leisure ports within the 29 piers and harbours of the ports estate and Europe’s largest natural harbour Scapa Flow at 125 square miles, provides a diverse range of berthing and anchorage options.
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Closer Than You Think!
Closer Than You Think!
Hatston Pier
Hatston pier just outside Orkney’s capital Kirkwall, is Scotland’s longest deep-water commercial berth, and attracts oil and gas support vessels, some of the world’s largest cruise shipping, freight and passenger ferry services and a sheltered berthing facility with extensive quay space for short term operational and maintenance activity for the marine renewable industry.
Oil and gas support vessels
The world’s largest cruise shipping
Freight and passenger ferry services
Sheltered berthing facility with extensive quay space
Vessel Traffic Services
Vessel Traffic Services are provided 24 hours a day from the Harbour Authority’s HQ at Scapa, and five Class 1 pilots are on a continuous roster to safely berth and anchor the considerable number of large crude oil, LPG and LNG tankers that conduct Ship to Ship operations in Scapa Flow. A ground-breaking ballast water management policy is in force in Scapa Flow to provide every protection to the sensitive eco systems in pristine Orkney waters.
5
CLASS 1 PILOTS
Crude oil, LPG, LNG tankers - Ship to Ship operations in Scapa Flow.
Ballast water management policy
24
hours a day monitoring
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