Lyness
Owner
Orkney Islands Council (Marine Services)Address
Michael Morrison
Business Development Manager
Orkney Islands Council Marine Services
Harbour Authority Building
Scapa
Orkney
KW15 1SD
Phone
01856 873636Lyness
Lyness has the ideal location within the sheltered waters of Scapa Flow and its proximity to the Pentland Firth - premier location for the marine renewables industry for assembly and maintenance of renewable technologies. Lyness is also the major base for service and deployment of wave devices at Billia Croo. Lyness has a newly upgraded quayside and associated laydown space, while Scapa flow has an extensive natural harbour at an area of 125 sq miles. There are existing licenses in place for ship to ship transfer making it an attractive site for O&G activity as well as marine renewables.
Tidal range
NT: 2m / ST: 3m
Max vessel dimensions port has accommodated
Beam - n/aDraft - n/a
LOA - 180.00m
Port Services
- Mobile cranes - Max lift capability: 25t
- Stevedoring services
- Light and power
- Non potable water from 200t tank
Future Development Plans
Redevelopment programme completed in 2011 to support marine renewable activities. Quays were re-established with new capping and deck areas. Newly upgraded 260m quayside and associated laydown area as well as construction of large scale industrial workshop close to the quay. Plans to establish marine gas oil storage facilities and 300,000 sq m of new laydown space to supplement newdeep water berths.
Location
Lyness quayside facilities
Lyness Media
Chart Datum
Chart Datum (CD) is a level set low enough to ensure that the tide rarely falls below it. The UK usually determines this as being approximately the level of Lowest Astronomical Tide. In effect, this is the minimum depth that can be achieved by a quayside or port entrance channel.
Vessel Dimensions
Length overall (LOA) means the maximum length of a vessel's hull when measured parallel to the waterline.
A ship’s beam refers to its width at the widest point, when measured at the ship's nominal waterline.
The draft of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel), which includes the thickness of the hull. The draft of a ship or boat signifies the minimum depth of water it can safely navigate.