[symple_column size=”one-half” position=”first”]
Authority/Operator
Orkney Islands Council Marine Services
UK Ports Association
British Ports Association (BPA)
https://www.britishports.org.uk
Ownership
Data to follow
Contact
Harbour Authority Building
Scapa,
Orkney KW15 1SD
Tel: 01856 873636
Fax: 01856 873612
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.orkneyharbours.com
Pilotage
Compulsory for vessels over 65m (passenger) 80m (other)
Approx annual tonnage
6 million t
680,000 passengers
Principal traffic
Containers (lo/lo);
Unit loads (ro/ro);
Vehicles/wheeled cargoes;
Passengers;
Dry bulks;
Grain/feedstuffs;
Oil/petroleum;
Livestock
Access/Accommodation
Tidal Berths
Max depth: 5m
Max size of vessel accepted:
beam: 20m; LOA: 110m; draft: 5m
No of berths: 6
Berths total length: 780m
[/symple_column]
[symple_column size=”one-half” position=”last”]
Location
Lat: 58⁰ 59’ N; Long: 02⁰ 58’ W South end Kirkwall Bay, Orkney Islands
Port contacts
Harbour Master – Brian Archibald
Deputy Harbour Master: David Sawkins
Business Development Manager: Paul Olvhoj
Operations Email: [email protected]
Business & admin.:Email: [email protected]
Pier Master Normal hours: 24 hour port Tel: 01856 873636
Storage
Data to follow
Transport connections
Road: Stromness A965
Nearest passenger rail: Thurso
Nearest int’l airport: Inverness
Nearest local airport: Kirkwall
Commercial cargo handling facilities
Stevedoring provided by private operators
Cranes provided by private operators
Linkspans: 1
Other handling equipment
Forklifts: 3 max capacity 7T
Facilities & services
Ship repair; Chandlers; Bunkering.
Waste Disposal:
Skips on piers for combustible & non-combustible waste.
Tanks on main piers for the reception of small quantities of waste oil.
Small quantities of bilge water can be disposed of by arrangement with the Harbour Authority – Tel: 01856 873636
[/symple_column]
[divider height=”10″]
Please click here if you wish to make Amendments or Additions for this Port
VESSELS IN AND AROUND THE PORT
[xyz-ihs snippet=”Kirkwall”]
[symple_toggle title=”MAP VESSEL KEY Click here to view the map vessel key”]
[divider height=”10″]
PLEASE NOTE: Vessel positions may be up to one hour old or incomplete.
Data is provided for informational reasons only and is not related by any means to the safety of navigation.
[/symple_toggle]
[symple_toggle title=”TIDE TIMES AND HEIGHT Click here to view the tide times and heights for today”]
[bw_tides tideurl=”https://www.tidetimes.org.uk/kirkwall-tide-times.rss” store=”930″][/symple_toggle]
[symple_toggle title=”CURRENT WEATHER Click here to view a 5 day weather forecast for the port”]
[forecast location=”KW15 1SD” measurement=’F’ caption=”5 day weather for Kirkwall” todaylabel=”Today” datelabel=”date(‘d/m/Y’)” highlow=’%%high%%°/%%low%%°’ numdays=”5″ iconset=”Helen” class=”css_table_class” cache=”true” width=”100%”]
[/symple_toggle]
[divider height=”50″]
