VIDEO: Port digs deep for bigger vessels

The Scottish Port of Stornoway, off the northwest coast of Scotland in the Outer Hebrides, is closing in on its goal to open a deepwater port by the end of this year. Already thousands of tonnes of rock have been blasted away, quay walls piles have been installed and a berth for 300+ metre vessels has been designed.

Stornoway Deep Water Port

The Scottish Port of Stornoway, off the northwest coast of Scotland in the Outer Hebrides, is closing in on its goal to open a deepwater port by the end of this year. Already thousands of tonnes of rock have been blasted away, quay walls piles have been installed and a berth for 300+ metre vessels has been designed.