Tag: Port of Leith
Forth Ports announce major investment in Leith
A major investment has been announced today by Forth Ports. This news means that parts of the huge turbines to be used in one of the biggest offshore wind projects in Scottish waters will...
Forth Ports names its new riverside berth
Forth Ports has a new deep water riverside berth at the Port of Leith which is now named.
The berth will be named after the former CEO, Charles Hammond, who stepped down in...
Renewables hub to be created at Port of Leith
Construction has begun on a major part of the largest renewable hub in Scotland at the Port of Leith which is expected to be operational by summer 2024.
The new riverside marine berth is...
Consultation begins this week for Harbour 31 proposal in Leith
Harbour 31 is a new neighbourhood planned by Forth Ports for a 10 acre site at Port of Leith.
The proposal is to build new homes, commercial and retail space, hotel and flexible work...
Chill in the lap of luxury on Leith’s floating hotel
Fingal once plied the shores of Scotland from Oban, ferrying lighthouse keepers, essential supplies and maintenance staff to remote lighthouses.
It was retired from service in 2000 and now, after a £5m, two-year refit, the...
‘Boatique’ Hotel to dock in Leith
Port of Leith, home to the historic Royal Yacht Britannia, is welcoming a new floating fixture to its hospitality industry.
Plans to construct Scotland's first 'luxury static floating hotel' were today lodged with The City...
Cruising from Leith
Cruise and Maritime voyages are increasing the number of cruise ships which depart from and return to Edinburgh next year, on their liner, Marco Polo, in its 50th anniversary year.
The company asked passengers what...
Leith Docker’s Club mural celebrates a momentous past and a vibrant future.
For several months now, 40 year-old artist Tom Ewing from Prestonpans has been painting a magnificent mural of the port and town of Leith. Officially launched today by son of Leith, the writer Irvine...
2012 Cruising season launched in Leith
SEABOURN SOJOURN LAUNCHES BUMPER 2012 CRUISE SEASON
The ultra-luxury Seabourn Sojourn cruise liner called at Leith this weekend marking the start of the Port’s cruise season for 2012. The Port of Leith, owned by Forth...
Leith Biomass Plant turn attention to government subsidies
Protesters against the planned Leith Biomass Plant have turned their attention to government subsidies in the hope that they will be the key to preventing Forth Energy’s plans to build a power plant in...