Scottish Ports and Harbours

Scotland's ports come in all shapes and sizes and cover almost the whole sweep of the Scottish Coast.

While all of our ports and harbours are not yet listed here we are aiming to add all the remaining ones in the next few months. We have also used links to their own web sites as well as those in the Scottish Offshore Wind Ports Alliance (SOWPA has 13 port members). There you will find detailed information on quayside lengths, water depth and laydown areas.

Most of the ports on the East Coast are already involved in the wind industry acting as construction sites, manufacturing sites or as Operation and Maintenance Bases. Others are seeking such a role as offshore wind expands beyond the existing sites on the East Coast with the new sites which have been announced as part of the ScotWind and INTOG leasing rounds.

Wherever possible we have indicated port forward development plans in our list below. Many also have animated flyovers to show the existing and planned development of these port sites.

The addition of two Green Freeport sites in Scotland has further enhanced the opportunity for offshore wind related manufacturing with their tax incentives and duty free status. More information can be found in our dedicated Green Freeport section.   

Any developer, Tier 1 or supply chain companies who would like to contact our ports and harbours can do so through the OWS web site enquiry form or through the contacts listed on the Green Freeport, SOWPA  or the port's own web sites.

The Scottish offshore wind map above lists all of the current and pipeline projects including the 19 sites in the 30GW ScotWind Leasing Round. The ScotWind fixed and floating sites are shown separately in navy blue and green respectively. It also shows the location of the ports and harbours along with their proximity to these offshore wind sites. The INTOG (Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas) leasing round produced another 12 sites, mostly clustered around the oil and gas infrastructure on the East Coast, but with at least one Innovation site in Argyll on the West Coast.

Port sites will have to be expanded to meet the requirements of offshore wind component manufacture and especially for the largest of these components, the substructures required for floating wind. Other ports are aiming for roles more suited to their scale and capabilities. These include logistics and support roles as well as manufacturing of smaller offshore wind components which do not require large laydown or storage areas. The listing below places the ports and harbours in their appropriate industry roles based on their own ambitions in this regard.