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19 Nov 2021 / Lerwick, Shetland, United Kingdom
Activity across several sectors at Lerwick Harbour has shown signs of recovery in the third quarter of this year, contributing to improved traffic figures for the first nine months compared to the same period in 2020…
…With a range of offshore industry operations supported at the deep-water Shetland port, there was a 25% increase in oil-related vessel arrivals and a 21% rise in tonnage at 867,362 gross tonnes - including a 93% rise in diving and support ships and 15% in oil-related stand-by and supply vessels servicing installation, repair and maintenance programmes.
A 10% drop in fishing vessels and fewer live fish carrier movements contributed to a 5% fall in overall arrivals to 3,158, although tonnage of vessels increased by 9% to 6,690,019 gross tonnes, largely attributable to cruise ship arrivals.
Total cargo for the nine-month period rose 16% to 647,535 tonnes, including a 13% hike in shipments on the roll-on/roll-off ferry service from Aberdeen, partly due to delivery of materials for the onshore Viking windfarm development.
Passenger numbers jumped 91% to 85,727, with footfall on ro/ro ferries increased by 77% at 77,085 due to lifting of Covid restrictions on domestic travel. The reopening of Scottish ports to cruise ships on domestic voyages in July brought 8,642 passengers to Lerwick, compared to 1,499 in 2020 when the restrictions curtailed the season…
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Sourced: Extract from Lerwick Port Authority (www.lerwick-harbour.co.uk) news update dated 17 November 2021