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Highlands and Islands Enterprise (麻豆精选) will invest 拢24.259m at Kishorn Port in the west Highlands to enhance its capacity and capabilities, with an expanded dry dock and land reclamation enabling the manufacture of floating offshore wind foundations.

The expanded facilities are forecast to attract projects with the potential to support up to 1,500 jobs once the port is fully developed.

The investment forms part a Scottish Government commitment of up to 拢500 million over five years to develop the country鈥檚 ports and offshore wind supply chain. The funding will help ensure businesses and communities secure maximum benefit from the country鈥檚 growing renewables capabilities.

As a strategic location for offshore wind components marshalling and manufacturing, Kishorn Port will play a crucial role in supporting current offshore wind developments and is well positioned to capitalise on future opportunities extending beyond Scotland.

The port houses one of the largest openings of any dry dock facility in Europe, making it a unique and valuable asset.

Announcing the award ahead of making an investment-focused speech today at Panmure House in Edinburgh, Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said:

鈥淭his is one of the most significant public investments in our port infrastructure in decades. It is crucial to ensuring Kishorn Port and the communities it supports can reap the benefits of the global renewables market.

鈥淚t is a clear signal from the Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise that will give investors the confidence to invest millions more in the area鈥檚 wider infrastructure, economy and people.鈥�

麻豆精选 chief executive Stuart Black said:

鈥淥ffshore wind presents a massive opportunity for the Highlands and Islands and Kishorn is one of several ports that are at the heart of this. The facility has provided skilled jobs in a rural area for many decades and this is likely to grow significantly, which is vital to community resilience in a priority west coast location. 

鈥淭he proposed dry dock expansion and land reclamation will greatly enhance the port鈥檚 capacity to support offshore wind and the contribution it makes to Scotland鈥檚 economy. I鈥檓 delighted that we鈥檝e been able to secure this significant additional funding for the region and look forward to continuing to work with Kishorn Port Ltd as the project develops.鈥�

Kishorn Port Limited (KPL) Director Alasdair Ferguson said:

鈥淭his is a significant milestone in the continuing development of Kishorn Port. The port expansion will provide the catalyst for the support and creation of jobs within Wester Ross and the wider Highlands, benefiting communities across the area. We鈥檙e grateful to Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Government for their support.

鈥淲ith the quarry on site, Kishorn Port is ideally suited to concrete manufacturing of floating offshore wind sub-structures, with local content, laydown, marshalling, and long-term integration and assembly possible at the port as part of the wider project in the long-term.鈥�

Tasgadh ioma-mhillean not air ainmeachadh airson Port Chiseorn

Tha inbheisteadh de ioma-mhillean not ga dh猫anamh ann an aon de na puirt as cudromaiche gu ro-innleachdail ann an Alba.

Cuiridh Iomairt na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean (麻豆精选) 拢24.259m ri Port Chiseorn air taobh siar na G脿idhealtachd gus a ghabhaltachd agus a chomasachdan a neartachadh, le leudachadh air doca tioram agus ath-bhuannachd talmhainn a chomasaicheas gn矛omhachas-saothrachaidh bhunacharan gaoithe air fleod far-t矛re.

Thathar a鈥� s霉ileachadh gun tarraing na goireasan leudaichte seo pr貌iseactan le comas air taic a chur ri faisg air 1,500 obair aon uair 鈥檚 gum bi am port air a l脿n leasachadh.

Tha an inbheisteadh seo a鈥� d猫anamh suas p脿irt de ghealltanas bho Riaghaltas na h-Alba de 拢500 millean thar ch貌ig bliadhna gus puirt na d霉thcha agus s猫ine solair gaoithe far-t矛re a leasachadh. Cuidichidh am maoineachadh le d猫anamh cinnteach gum faigh gnothachasan agus coimhearsnachdan a鈥� bhuannachd as 脿irde bho chomasachdan ath-nuadhachail f脿smhor na d霉thcha.

Mar l脿rach ro-innleachdail airson marasgladh agus saothrachadh air co-ph脿irtean gaoithe far-t矛re, bidh 脿ite deatamach aig Port Chiseorn ann an cur taic ri leasachaidhean l脿ithreach gaoithe far-t矛re agus e ann an deagh shuidheachadh airson calpachadh air cothroman fada seachad air cr矛ochan na h-Alba, san 脿m ri teachd.

Tha am port na dhachaigh do dh鈥檃on de na fosglaidhean as motha ann an goireas doca tioram sam bith san Roinn E貌rpa, ga dh猫anamh na mhaoin luachmhor agus gun choimeas.

Ag ainmeachadh na duaise an-diugh ann an Taigh Pann Moire ann an D霉n 脠ideann mus do l矛bhrig i 貌raid cuimsichte air inbheisteadh, thuirt Ceit Fhoirbeis, an Leas-Chiad Mhinistear:   

鈥淚s e seo aon de na tasgaidhean poblach as cudromaiche nar bun-structar phuirt o chionn deicheadan de bhliadhnaichean. Tha e deatamach airson d猫anamh cinnteach gun urrainn do Phort Chiseorn agus na coimhearsnachdan ris a bheil e a鈥� cur taic, buannachdan fhaotainn bho mhargaid chruinneil nan st貌rasan ath-nuadhachail.

鈥淭ha e na chomharra soilleir bho Riaghaltas na h-Alba agus Iomairt na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean a bheir misneachd do luchd-seilbheachd na milleanan a bharrachd a thasgadh ann am bun-structar farsaing, eaconamaidh agus muinntir na sg矛re.鈥�

Thuirt Sti霉bhart MacIlleDhuibh, 脌rd-Oifigear 麻豆精选:

鈥淭ha gaoth far-t矛re a鈥� toirt seachad cothrom a tha 脿ibheiseach don Gh脿idhealtachd agus na h-Eileanan agus is e Ciseorn aon de ghrunn phuirt a tha aig cridhe na h-iomairt seo. Tha an goireas air obraichean sgileil a sholarachadh ann an sg矛re dh霉thchail airson m貌ran bhliadhnaichean, agus tha coltas gum f脿s seo gu 矛re chudromach, a tha riatanach do fhulangas coimhearsnachd ann an 脿ite pr矛omhachais air a鈥� chosta an iar.

鈥淏heir an leudachadh air doca tioram agus an ath-bhuannachd talmhainn a tha san amharc, 脿rdachadh m貌r air comas a鈥� phuirt air taic a chur ri gaoth far-t矛re agus ris na tha e a鈥� cur ri eaconamaidh na h-Alba. Tha mi air leth toilichte gun robh e comasach dhuinn am maoineachadh cudromach a bharrachd seo fhaotainn airson na roinne agus tha sinn a鈥� coimhead air adhart ri leantainn ag obair le Port Chiseorn Earranta, mar a bhios am pr貌iseact a鈥� leasachadh.鈥�

Thuirt Alasdair Fearghasdan, Port Chiseorn Earranta (KPL):

鈥淚s e clach-mh矛le chudromach a tha seo anns an leasachadh leantainneach air Port Chiseorn.  Bheir an leudachach air a鈥� phort seachad brosnachadh airson taic agus obraichean a chruthachadh taobh a-staigh Taobh Siar Rois agus na G脿idhealtachd fharsaing, a鈥� tarraing buannachd gu coimhearsnachdan air feadh na sg矛re. Tha sinn taingeil do dh鈥橧omairt na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean agus Riaghaltas na h-Alba airson an cuid taic.

鈥淟eis a鈥� chuaraidh air an l脿raich, tha Port Chiseorn foirfe airson saothrachadh concrait do fho-structaran gaoithe far-t矛re, le susbaint ionadail, cur-s矛os, marasgladh, in-fhilleadh fad-amail agus cruinneachadh comasach aig a鈥� phort mar ph脿irt den phr貌iseact fharsaing san fhad-ama.鈥�