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Main contractor for £350 million Aberdeen harbour expansion withdraws from project

The ongoing upgrade at Aberdeen Harbour at Nigg Bay. 

Picture by KENNY ELRICK
The ongoing upgrade at Aberdeen Harbour at Nigg Bay. Picture by KENNY ELRICK

The main contractor for the £350 million-plus Aberdeen harbour expansion has withdrawn its services.

Aberdeen Harbour Board (AHB) has confirmed Spanish-owned Dragados UK will no longer be involved. It’s role will cease from next Monday.

AHB chief executive Michelle Handforth said: “This year’s summer season was of critical importance to the Aberdeen Harbour expansion project, as we endeavoured to complete a series of major construction milestones and continued to address the rock removal challenges first identified in October last year.

“The interruption to the schedule as a result of the Covid-19 emergency has had the effect of greatly compounding those existing challenges.

“It is too early at this stage to confirm what impact this will have on the construction timeline, especially given current Covid-19 restrictions, but the intention for a phased opening, when safe to do so, remains unaffected”.

A spokesperson for Dragados UK said the contractor was “proud of the progress achieved with this project, adding: “The Covid-19 emergency and other factors have meant that our involvement in the project has ended earlier than originally anticipated.

“We wish the project every success as it progresses towards completion.”
In line with Scottish Government Guidance, activities on site are currently restricted to essential site protection works, safety and security measures.​