Published Date:
03 July 2009
A RECORD number of visits by cruise liners and a rise in rig repair work has helped the Highlands' largest deepwater port increase turnover and profit.
In its annual report, the Cromarty Firth Port Authority records a 15.3 per cent increase in turnover from £2.8 million to £3.2 million; profits rose 29 per cent from £283,941 to £367,058.
Inspection, repair and maintenance work on rigs in Invergordon was buoyant, with a 42 per cent rise on the previous year from 272 rig days to 386.
In 2008, 52 liners and 48,100 passengers visited Invergordon.
The full article contains 107 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
02 July 2009 7:08 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
