Montrose Port
Owner
Montrose Port AuthorityAddress
Nik Scott-Gray
Chief Executive
Harbour Office
South Quay
Ferryden
Montrose
DD10 9SL
Phone
01674 672302Montrose Port
The port of Montrose has become increasingly popular in recent years with the numbers and tonnage of oil and gas vessels more than doubling since the provision of upgraded deep water berths, heavy lift pads and dedicated short and medium term project facilities. Montrose port is keen to work with energy operators, supply companies and niche specialists in the decommissioning, subsea, DSV, chain, anchor and mooring sectors, and is planning the further enhancement of several more berths from 2017 onwards. Also Montrose’s proximity to several planned offshore wind farms makes it the ideal base for maintenance activities.
Tidal range
5.2m MHWS - MLWS and 2m MHWN - MLWN
Max vessel dimensions port has accommodated
Beam - 25.00mDraft - 7.60m
LOA - 164.00m
Relationship between Chart Datum and Ordnance Datum
2.65mHeaviest load over quayside to date
1000 tonnesTotal quayside length
1000.00mPort Services
- Stevedoring is supplied by Rix Shipping and Whytes Cargo Handling, with Whytes having a fleet of mobile cranes (35t to 200t)
- Bunkering is supplied by Highland fuels
- Pilotage and water are suppled by the port
Future Development Plans
The port master plan process for berths and facilities has commenced with the reconstruction of berths 7 and 8 commencing in January 2018. Both berths will provide a LAT of 9m with 0.5m under keel clearance.
Location
Montrose Port quayside facilities
Montrose Port 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.