The Wet Dock at Montrose port was constructed under an Act of Parliament entitled “An Act for improving the harbour of the Burgh of Montrose in the County of Forfar”, dated July 3rd, 1837. Six years and 12 days later on July 15th, 1843 the dock was completed. There certainly was a pressing requirement for a Wet Dock. The 1830s Read more...

MONTROSE HARBOUREAST OF SCOTLANDNOTICE TO MARINERS NO. 2 – 2019CHART 1438MONTROSE HARBOUR, MAINTENANCE DREDGING Notice is hereby given that on 27TH February 2019 dredging operations will commence in the navigable channel between Scurdieness Lighthouse and the Inner Harbour. These will continue for approximately 4-5 days. Mariners are requested to navigate with caution and give the dredger UKD Marlin as wide Read more...

MPA archivist, John Aitken, takes us back to the days when “The Beerie” was a familiar sight at Montrose Port. Present day economists call it vertical integration or securing added value to a company or group’s method of supply. In modern jargon this is the practice where an in-house vessel or fleet of vessels is used to transport raw material/s Read more...

Montrose Port Authority, a leading support and service hub for the energy industry, has heralded a new era of capabilities, supporting its first project within the offshore renewable sector. In association with NorSea Group (UK) Ltd, a subsidiary of the leading Norwegian logistics company NorSea Group AS, the Port is participating in the pioneering Hywind Scotland offshore wind project. The Read more...

This month, MPA archivist, John Aitken charts the 104-year history of a Montrose-built steam tug. Due to undergo partial re-tubing of her boiler in Liverpool docklands is the Montrose-built steam tug Kerne. Launched from the Waterside yard of The Montrose Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in late December, 1912 as the Viking, she was taken up by the Admiralty the following year Read more...