Tag: Forth Ports
Scottish Secretary visits Port of Leith
The Rt Hon Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland visited Leith to see the country's largest renewables hub which is currently being built.Forth Ports which owns the port of Leith has invested £50...
Forth Ports alter planning application for Western Harbour to make it greener
Forth Ports has asked The City of Edinburgh Council to allow them to make alterations to the plans for Western Harbour so that the development will become greener.The new plans will include a...
Meeting David Macpherson – the man behind The Rig – now filming in Leith
The opening of First Stage Studios in Leith is already paying dividends for the city with filming just started on a dark thriller penned by local screenwriter, David Macpherson.The six-part Amazon Original series The...
Forth Ports supporting Cash for Kids Mission Christmas
Forth Ports have handed over a cheque for £2,000 to the Cash for Kids Mission Christmas campaign. This donation is in lieu of the company co-sponsoring the Cash for Kids Sparkle ball which was...
Key Partners Agree Clean-up Strategy for Water of Leith Basins
The City of Edinburgh Council and its fellow Water of Leith Basin Partnership partners - the Water of Leith Conservation Trust (WOLCT), Forth Ports, Water of Leith 2000 and Friends of the Water of...
Agreement to be Drawn up to Protect Water of Leith Basin
Key partners will be involved in establishing a new agreement on the day-to-day management of the Water of Leith basin.Plans for the agreement, which will involve the City of Edinburgh Council, Water of Leith...
Council Steps in to Clear Shore Debris
The City of Edinburgh Council has taken decisive action to tackle a build-up of flotsam and litter in the Water of Leith at the Shore which was made worse by high rainfall last month.Despite...
Cruising from Leith
Cruise and Maritime voyages are increasing the number of cruise ships which depart from and return to Edinburgh next year, on their liner, Marco Polo, in its 50th anniversary year.The company asked passengers what...
The Queen Victoria uses new anchorage point at Newhaven
Forth Ports Cruise welcomed the magnificent Queen Victoria cruise liner, operated by Cunard, to the River Forth for the first time last weekend when over 1800 passengers were brought to its new anchorage point.The...
Forth Ports gets the industry’s Cruise Award
Edinburgh awarded “Best Destination Experience”Forth Ports are this week celebrating after Edinburgh picked up a coveted cruise industry award at Seatrade Miami, one of the cruise industry’s biggest and most widely recognised events in...
Forth Ports back at the Cruise Shipping Miami Conference
Following a successful 2013 cruise season, Forth Ports Limited, with cruise terminals serving the UK Capitals of London and Edinburgh will be back at the Cruise Shipping Miami Conference in March, to showcase their...
2012 Cruising season launched in Leith
SEABOURN SOJOURN LAUNCHES BUMPER 2012 CRUISE SEASON
The ultra-luxury Seabourn Sojourn cruise liner called at Leith this weekend marking the start of the Port’s cruise season for 2012. The Port of Leith, owned by Forth...
