Port of Rosyth
Owner
Forth Ports LtdAddress
Fiona Doherty
Port Manager
Ferry Terminal
Port of Rosyth
Dunfermline
KY11 2XP
Phone
0131 555 8760Port of Rosyth
The Port of Rosyth is ideally located within the Forth Estuary on the East Coast of Scotland for connections to Europe and beyond. Rosyth is an important fabrication base for the energy sector. Amongst others, the port hosts Oceaneering, a global business which supplies high value umbilical cables to the offshore industry. The facility at Rosyth has recently carried out the largest spooling operation in the world onto the 7000 tonne carousel on the Maersk Connector. The presence of this firm means that Rosyth is an important calling point for subsea vessels. The port has also recently undergone a significant expansion to its quayside load bearing capacity to accommodate work associated with the new Queensferry Crossing. Rosyth was the construction port for the project which lasted 5 years.
Tidal range
MHWS - MLWS 5.0m Range
MHWN - MLWN 2.5m Range
HAT - LAT 6.41m Range
Max vessel dimensions port has accommodated
Beam - n/aDraft - 7.80m
LOA - n/a
Relationship between Chart Datum and Ordnance Datum
2.95mHeaviest load over quayside to date
1000 tonnesTotal quayside length
1415.00mPort Services
- Deep water berths
- Warehousing and bulk storage facilities
- Project cargo
- Oil and gas E&P support
- Logistics Base
- Subsea support
- Ro-Ro terminal
- Dry/bulk goods
- Cruise hub
- Railhead within port
- Available quayside land
- Automotive handling
- Weighbridge
Future Development Plans
A large section of the port was cleared to provide project space for the Queensferry Crossing Construction. This has created 16 acres of space directly behind the quayside to support the port operations. There is further demolition work planned and a new crane PAD being created along T berth. This will add to the flexibility this busy port has to offer.
Location
Port of Rosyth quayside facilities
Port of Rosyth 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.