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 …
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 …
Montrose Port Archivist, John Aitken, has a wealth of fascinating Port history to share. This month, as we reach the centenary of the First World War, he explores the fate of schooner, the Ellen Kirstine. As World War One hostilities dragged on inexorably into their third year all manner of ships were pressed into service while others had their lifespan …
2018 has seen Montrose Port Authority celebrate its 525th anniversary in a number of ways; from a variety of articles in the press which track the history of the Port, to a very special celebratory evening back in June. The arrival of our first ever cruise ship, in September, is just cause for celebration too! Right now, Montrose Museum is …
