Kishorn Port Enlargement
- Jul 30
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Client: Kishorn Port
RJ McLeod was Principal Contractor for the enlargement of the existing dry dock at Kishorn as part of a major redevelopment of the port to support future offshore energy and marine infrastructure projects.
The development will increase capacity for vessel decommissioning, oil and gas infrastructure works, and the future manufacture of floating offshore wind turbine foundations.
The project involves extending the existing dry dock through the formation of a 100m-long, 60m-wide and 35m-deep rock cutting, enabling vessels of up to 200m in length to access the facility. Material excavated from the enlargement is being reused to create 8.5 hectares of reclaimed hardstanding. The works also include excavation of overburden, rock excavation by blasting, surface water drainage, rock netting, installation of mooring points using rock anchors and construction of a 3,800m³ reinforced concrete slab
Principal Elements
Excavation (overburden) 181,000m3
Rock excavation (by blasting) 415,000m3
Rock netting 12,200m2
New road construction 150m
Rock armour bund 760m
Concrete slab 3,800m3
Points of Interest
Formation of a new rock cutting for the dry dock, generating more than 1,000,000 tonnes of material for on-site reuse
Floor of the enlarged dry dock located 13m below high tide level
Drilling of more than 500m of 17.5m deep pre-split blast holes
Construction of 8.5 hectares of reclaimed hardstanding within Loch Kishorn
Employment of a locally based workforce
Marks RJ McLeod’s return to Kishorn, 50 years after our initial involvement in construction of the original dry dock