The shipping platform

Location: Peterhead Bay Harbour is situated on the NE coast of Scotland. General overview: Peterhead Bay Harbour and Peterhead Harbours are together known as the Port of Peterhead. The port is the most E'ly deepwater port on the Scottish mainland. It lies close to the major oil and gas fields of the northern and central North Sea. This location has led to the harbour being host to a major support base servicing the offshore oil and gas industry operating in those areas. ASCo South Base and ASCo North Base, together make up the largest fully integrated oil supply industry and rig service base in Europe. There are modern fish processing facilities, cold stores and freezing plants for herring, mackerel and shell fish industries. The port handles other cargoes which include grain, coal, oil seed rape, fertiliser, animal feedstuffs, fuel oil, road salt, aggregates, palletised cargoes and frozen fish. The harbour is also used by cruise liners. Traffic figures: The port handles approx 800,000t of cargo annually. Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Max size: Tanker Jetty: LOA 280m, draught 10.5m, 50,000DWT. North Breakwater: LOA 250m, draught 10.5m, deeper draught may be possible with the approval of the Port Authorities.