Leiths Newsletter Issue 22 - Magazine - Page 11
Leiths News : KISHORN PORT LTD
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KPL UPDATE
Shearwater Marine Services has recently
completed a signi昀椀cant project to upgrade
the 50 year old sheet pile abutments which
front the Kishorn dry dock.
The sheet piles had suffered from sea water corrosion over the years, particularly on the east side and required
protection to extend their life to ensure ongoing stability and integrity of the dry dock abutments which lie either side of
the dock gates. The project saw the sheet piles cleaned and taken back to sound steel with a re-bar framework, then
welded onto the piles before a concrete facing was applied using a be-spoke shuttering system.
Divers were used to complete the underwater sections of work, which required use of a specialist concrete mix supplied from Leiths’ Kishorn
Quarry. The concrete facing was then 昀椀nished with stepped concrete copings to provide further protection.
The work has added signi昀椀cant life to the abutments as well improving the overall appearance of the seaward facing side of the dock.
Kishorn Port secures £24m Investment for Port Expansion
A HUGE MILESTONE HAS BEEN REACHED IN THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF KISHORN PORT WITH HIGHLANDS
AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE AWARDING THE PORT £24M TOWARDS THE FIRST PHASE OF ITS EXPANSION PLANS.
This 昀椀rst phase will involve an extension of the dry dock to 260m in length, with the extracted rock being used to in昀椀ll a nearby shallow bay to
create a further 9 hectares of flat laydown land. These expanded facilities will allow a wider range of oil & gas assets to be decommissioned at
the port, as well as providing manufacturing space for offshore wind projects, especially concrete floating foundations, and the marshalling and
assembly of wind turbine components.
The construction contract has been awarded to R J McLeod who started work on 16 June 2025.
