Peterhead Port Authority (PPA) is investing £40million in the town’s harbour, and has announced the awarding of two key contracts for the design and management work.

How the finished development will look

How the finished development will look

Civil engineering consultancy, RPS, and architectural firm, Arch Henderson, have secured the contracts, which will develop the facility into a fully integrated, state-of-the-art fishing hub by the end of 2016.

Plans include the deepening of both the Port’s North and South harbours and approaches, from -3.5m to -6.5m, which would allow vessels unrestricted access and berthing in safe, weather-protected inner basins.

PPA is also looking to construct an all new fish market on the site of the harbour’s former Greenhill market. At present the Port can only handle 5,500 boxes but the new facility would hold more than 9,000, whilst enhancing opportunities for the display and management of fish, helping fishermen to continue to secure top industry prices.

In order to progress the development, PPA is looking to secure 25% of the projected £40million cost of the works from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).

If secured early next year, works could commence in June 2015 and would take around 18 months to complete, meaning the facility could be fully operational by the end of 2016.

Peterhead Harbour – the UK’s largest fishing port – has performed well for many years, achieving record landings for five successive years, from 2005 to 2010.

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