Toast of the town! Port of Cromarty Firth unveil new £600,000 pilot boat as dedication ceremony takes place
A custom-built pilot boat was unveiled yesterday to serve vessels arriving into the Cromarty Firth.
Port of Cromarty Firth
David Ross: Time to consider scrutiny of trust ports
October 15 is the last day for any new submissions to the Scottish Parliament’s petitions committee in respect of PE1637/H.
Port of Cromarty Firth on crest of a wave as annual profits leap
The Highlands’ largest port has reported the most successful year in its 46-year history, with a 90% leap in annual profits.
North ‘must build to stay an offshore wind player’
The north needs plants to manufacture equipment for the offshore wind industry to keep the area at the forefront of the sector’s development, Global Energy Group (Geg) chairman Roy MacGregor has said.
Valuable delivery for Port of Cromarty Firth
The Port of Cromarty Firth (PCF) has taken delivery of millions of tonnes of infrastructure for five major construction projects in the north and north-east.
Firms get chance to net share of £40m port cash
Opportunities for firms to claim a share of projects worth £40million at a Highland port will be unveiled next week.
Highland firms call on politicians to ‘grasp’ renewables opportunity
Major employers in the Highlands have called for local and national government to “grasp the opportunity” to make the Moray Firth a renewables hub.
£30m energy and cruise liner hub unveiled for Highlands
A £30 million harbour plan has been announced to serve major energy projects and attract hugely valuable tourist cruise liners to the Highlands.
SPONSORED: Port of Cromarty Firth – Success through working together
Port of Cromarty Firth is one of the UK’s most sheltered deep-water ports and a strategically important national asset in the North Sea.
Moray Firth wind project inks £10m deal with Highland port
A mammoth Moray Firth windfarm project has announced a multi-million agreement with a Highland port.
Renewables and cruises add up to a record year
Turnover at the Highlands’ busiest port hit a record high last year, boosted by increasing renewable energy activity and booming cruise liner business.
Highland marine supervisor becomes one of just 24 harbourmasters in UK
A Highland marine supervisor has become only one of 24 people in the UK to be awarded ‘Harbourmaster’ status.
Port of Cromarty Firth search for contractors could create 200 local jobs
The Port of Cromarty Firth (PCF) is seeking contractors for a £25 million development at its Invergordon facilities, which it says could create almost 200 local jobs.
Cromarty Firth gets go-ahead to start decommissioning work
Port of Cromarty Firth (PCF) has received its second and final environment permit, allowing it to start decommissioning projects immediately.
Surge in cruise visitors for Cromarty Firth
Highland businesses have had a major boost in tourism after Scotland’s busiest cruise port recorded an increase of more than 53,000 passengers to the north.
Switch in cruise control at Port of Cromarty Firth
The Port of Cromarty Firth (PCF) has announced the appointment of Allison McGuire to replace Captain Iain Dunderdale at the helm of its successful cruise business.
VIDEO: HMS Queen Elizabeth hailed as UK’s “greatest” warship as she departs Cromarty Firth
The Royal Navy’s “biggest and greatest” warship has left the Cromarty Firth to resume her sea trials after an extended 15-day stay at Invergordon.
Minion appears below deck on the HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier
A children’s movie character has been welcomed aboard the Royal Navy’s largest warship during her call at a Highland port.
PICTURES: Inside the luxury cruise ship, The Hebridean Sky, which has arrived in the Highlands
One of the finest small ships in the world has marked her maiden voyage to the Cromarty Firth.
Search starts for new cruise manager at Invergordon
The Port of Cromarty Firth (PCF) is looking for a successor to the man who has been instrumental in turning Invergordon into Scotland's busiest cruise ship destination.
Ports welcome first cruise liners of the year
Cruise ships will tie up at a new £16.5million jetty at Lerwick Harbour, in Shetland, for the first time this summer.
Offshore construction starts on Beatrice wind farm
Offshore construction of the Beatrice wind farm has started, with developer SSE reporting the successful installation of the first foundation piles.
“Extraordinary” cruise season ahead for Invergordon
Scotland's busiest cruise liner port is on course for another record-breaking year with an "extraordinary" 45% increase in visiting passengers.
North firms invited to share in cruise ship bonanza
Port of Cromarty Firth (PCF) will host a cruising workshop next month for the benefit of firms throughout the north.
Highland firms urged to make the most of £10million cruise ship business
Businesses interested in making the most of cruise ships coming to port in the Cromarty Firth have been invited to a seminar next month.
Global threatens to take trust port to court over new rates
Nigg Energy Park's owners are preparing to take the trust port that controls the Cromarty Firth to court over new rates they say will see a 25% hike in fees for rigs and vessels using the facility.
Luring 5,000-passenger liners “essential” for Invergordon
Catering for a new generation of cruise liners capable of carrying more than 5,000 passengers is "essential" for the Highlands' largest port, it was claimed yesterday.
North Sea downturn hits profits at Highlands’ largest port
The downturn in North Sea oil and gas activity has seen pre-tax profits fall by £1.4million to £2.1million at the Highlands' largest port.
Rigs stack up in firth as oil price pressure continues
As many as a dozen drilling rigs are expected to spend the winter stacked in the Cromarty Firth as the depressed oil price continues to limit North Sea activity.
Port sails solo as it plans £25m cruise liner dvelopment
The Cromarty Firth Port Authority is to go it alone as as it plans a £25m quay expansion at Invergordon to grow its successful cruise liner business.
Busiest day of the year at Invergordon port
Activity across three of the main industry sectors it serves saw the Port of Cromarty Firth report its busiest day of the year so far this week .
Five ships targeted with lasers in six weeks as worker is hospitalised
Five ships working in the Cromarty Firth have been targeted by lasers in the last six weeks.