List of ports and harbours in Scotland

This is a list of ports and harbours in Scotland based on Department for Transport data.[1]

Name Place Council area Port type Ferry
service 		Notes
Port of Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen Oil, Commercial, Cruise, Cargo, Renewables and Ferry Yes Largest and busiest port in Scotland
Ardossan Harbour Ardrossan North Ayrshire Commercial Yes
Sullom Voe Terminal Sullom Voe Shetland Oil No Accepts largest vessels in world [2]
Lerwick Harbour Lerwick Shetland Commercial,Fishing, cruise[3] Yes
Scalloway Harbour Scalloway Shetland Fishing[4] No
Cairnryan Harbour Cairnryan Dumfries and Galloway Ferry Terminal, Commercial Yes
Cromarty Firth Invergordon Highland Panamax, naval base No
Finnart Oil Terminal Loch Long Argyll and Bute Oil Terminal No
Grangemouth Port Grangemouth Falkirk Commercial, container terminal No Scotland's largest container terminal.
Hound Point Firth of Forth Fife Panamax, oil terminal No -
Hunterston Terminal Fairlie, North Ayrshire North Ayrshire Commercial, coal-handling port No -
Flotta Harbour Flotta Orkney Oil, Ferry Terminal Yes
Kirkwall Harbour and others in the islands Kirkwall, Stromness, Scapa Flow Orkney Ferry Terminal, Fishing, cruise Yes
Leith Harbour Leith Edinburgh Commercial No -
Ullapool Harbour Ullapool Highland Ferry terminal, fishing port, commercial Yes
Rosyth Dockyard Rosyth Fife Commercial, naval dockyard No -
Fraserburgh Harbour Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire Commercial, Fishing, Cargo No
Dundee Harbour Dundee Dundee City Commercial No
Glensanda harbour Glensanda Highland Quarry No
Peterhead Harbour Peterhead Aberdeenshire Fishing, offshore services, commercial [5] No
Port of Ayr Ayr South Ayrshire Commercial, cruise [6] No
Port of Ardrishaig Ardrishaig Argyll and Bute Timber [7] No
Buckie harbour Buckie Moray Fishing, offshore services [8] No
Corpach harbour Corpach Highland aluminium[9] No
Inverkeithing harbour Inverkeithing, Firth of Forth Fife No
Port of Inverness Inverness Highland Commercial No
Montrose harbour Montrose Angus Offshore services[10] No
Scrabster harbour Scrabster Highland Ferry, fishing Yes
Stornoway harbour Stornoway Highland Ferry, fishing Yes
Troon harbour Troon South Ayrshire Timber[11] No
Wick harbour Wick Highland Offshore services, fishing No -

See also

References

  1. ^ "Port and domestic waterborne freight statistics: data tables (PORT)". gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Sullom Voe Port Information". Shetland Islands Council. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Lerwick Harbour". Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Scalloway Harbour". Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Peterhead Port Authority". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Port of Ayr". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Ardrishaig". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Buckie harbour". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Kilmallie and Ardgour councils seek meeting over Corpach port upgrades proposal". The Oban Times. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Montrose Port". Montrose Port Authority. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Troon". Associated British Ports. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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