Tag: 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

 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...

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...

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...