Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) are set to undertake another major land reclamation project, this time to accommodate the future expansion of the pelagic fish proc
Lerwick Port Authority is gearing up for their next major land reclamation project, this time to accommodate future expansion by the important pelagic fish processing sector.
WORK to reclaim land at Arlanda East, next to the Pelagia Shetland plant, is to start this summer as a result of Lerwick Port Authority being successful in attracting government funding. Defra, the department for environment, food and rural affairs, announced today (Monday) that.
SAIL Training Shetland will support 100 young trainees in the upcoming Tall Ships Races. The cruising leg from Fredrikstad in Norway to Lerwick will see 76 local young people take part. They will arrive in Lerwick on 26 July and may visit some other guest ports, including.
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WIND farm developer Viking Energy has reiterated its commitment to using Shetland suppliers wherever possible after revealing that more than £4.5 million has been invested locally so far.
The company, owned by SSE Renewables, is building the large 103-turbine wind farm in the central mainland of Shetland.
SSEN Transmission, meanwhile, is building the HVDC interconnector cable to the Scottish mainland plus associated infrastructure such as a large converter station at Upper Kergord.
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Between June and the end of November more than 30 companies in Shetland have benefitted from the development, while 52 local people are employed either by SSE Renewables or main contractor RJ McLeod, the company said.