Authority/Operator
Highland Council
UK Ports Association
British Ports Association (BPA)
http://www.britishports.org.uk
Ownership
Municipal
Contact
The Harbour Office
Fishery Pier
Kyle of Lochalsh
Ross-shire IV40 8AJ
Tel: 01599 534589
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.highland.gov.uk
Pilotage
By arrangement with pilotage authority
Approx annual tonnage
10,000
Principal traffic
Unit loads (ro/ro);
Vehicles/wheeled cargoes;
Passengers;
Grain/feedstuffs;
Hazardous cargoes;
Forest products;
Oil/petroleum;
Offshore;
General cargo;
Fish;
Military vessels
Access/Accommodation
Enclosed Docks
Max depth: 12m
Max size of vessel accepted:
LOA: 120m; draft: 7m LAT
No of berths: 5
Berths total length: 400m
Location
Lat: 57⁰ 16.8’ N; Long: 05⁰ 42.8’ W
Between narrows of Kyle Rhea and Kyle Akin adjacent to Isle of Skye.
Port contacts
Harbour Master: Robert Thomson Mob: Mobile: 07748 105730
Email: [email protected]
Assistant Harbour Master: Donald Cameron Mobile: 07787 151446
Email:[email protected]
Normal hours: 24hrs
24-hr Tel: 01599 534167
Transport connections
A87 (T) dual carriageway
Rail-connected/Rail freight terminal
Facilities for container transfer and loose cargo
Nearest passenger rail: on harbour
Nearest int’l airport: Inverness 130km
Other connections: Ferries Mallaig to Kyle and rtn
Commercial cargo handling facilities
Stevedoring provided by port authority.
Cranes
Mobile: 2 max 10T; 1 max 30T; 1 max 40T; 1 over 40T
Ro-ro
Graduated slipway projecting 10m below LAT and 20m wide
Other handling equipment
Forklifts: 1 max capacity 5T (forklifts up to 10T available locally)
Facilities & services
Moorings for leisure craft; Laying up berths; Ship repair (limited); Towage; Chandler; Bunkering; Ice supply
VESSELS IN AND AROUND THE PORT
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PLEASE NOTE: Vessel positions may be up to one hour old or incomplete.
Data is provided for informational reasons only and is not related by any means to the safety of navigation.