(c) Hyundai
In Energy Voice today:
The arrival of the Ocean GreatWhite has been hailed in the Highlands as a positive step in the regeneration of Kishorn. Gavin Mackay, head of energy industries at development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), said: We have been investing alongside Kishorn Port to reinstate the dry dock and bring the site back into use for a range of offshore energy construction and decommissioning purposes. This is a very positive signal that the market is ready to use this strategic west coast facility.
Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP Ian Blackford said: As the Ocean GreatWhite, the world’s biggest semi-submersible offshore drilling rig, arrived in the Highlands, it signalled a landmark in the story of the regeneration of Kishorn Port. The imminent servicing work planned is the first step on what I hope will be a prosperous future for Kishorn Port.
At least part of the development funding for Kishorn came from the Scottish Government. See;
https://www.kishornport.co.uk/2018/03/kishorn-port-attracts-decommissioning-funding/
A TuS report from 2017 predicted developments of this kind at Kishorn:
Talking-up Scotland 