Services
- Agents
Fish Agents
Shipping
A: Block 2, Greenhead Base, Gremista, Lerwick, ZE1 0PY
T: +44 (0) 1595 695717
E: aberdeen@clarksons.comT: +44 (0) 117 982 4691
E: agency@dandbshipping.co.ukDenholm Port Services
A: Greenhead Base, Gremista, Lerwick, ZE1 0PY
T: +44 (0) 1595 720 402
E: george.spasov@denholm-portservices.comA: Greenhead Base, Gremista, Lerwick, ZE1 0PY
T: +44 (0) 1595 880 463
E: agency.shetland@gac.comGraypen Ltd
A: Toll Clock Centre, North Road, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0PE
T: +44 (0) 1595 694398 (24hrs)
E: sullom-voe@graypen.comPeterson Shetland Ltd
A: Greenhead Base, Gremista, Lerwick, ZE1 0PY
T: +44 (0) 1595 694 242
E: ops@onepeterson.comA: Holmsgarth Road, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0PQ
T: +44 (0) 1595 697500
E: lerwick@seletar.com - Cargo and Logistics
Containers
Lift on/Lift off up to 20 tons.
Cranes
Peterson Shetland Limited
T: +44 (0) 1595 694242
100Te MHC 130S Harbour Crane - fleet of mobile/all-terrain cranes from 100Te to 220Te – other crane types/capacities available upon request.Tulloch Developments Limited
T: +44 (0) 1595 741427
70Te mobile cranes; up to 40Te/metre crane trucks; larger cranes and crawler available on request.Livestock
Purpose-built lairage facilities incorporate permanent external pens, a covered area and housing pens and welfare facilities, four loading and unloading bays and external temporary sheep pens.
Logistics
Peterson Shetland Ltd
Discharge by Grab; loading by Elevator.Tulloch Developments Ltd
Ship charter, loading & discharging by excavator, delivery with lorries.Stevedoring/Porterage
- Consulates
Find a British embassy, high commission or consulate.
Germany
Dieter Glaser
T: +44 (0) 1595 695 956
Sweden
The Swedish consul position in Lerwick officially closed on 30 September 2021. If you require assistance, please contact:
11 Montague Place, London, W1H 2AL
T: +44 (0) 20 7917 6400
- Diving Contractors
- Decommissioning
- Duty Free and Ship Chandlers
Shetland Bonded Services
T: 07901 976485
Chandlery
- Emergency Services
DIAL 999 or 112 and request the emergency service you require:
Martitime and Coastguard Agency
If you are at sea, use GMDSS systems to make a distress or urgency alert.
T: 44 (0) 01595 692976 for all non-SAR related enquiries.
Scottish Ambulance Service
Frontline responders dispatching A&E crew for accidents and large scale incidents. An Air Ambulance service also responds to trauma incidents and medical emergencies across Scotland.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Emergency response for road traffic collisions, rope rescue, water rescue, hazardous materials and flooding. There are hydrants on all quays.
Police
For Northern Isles Area Command Telephone 101. No dock police.
- Engineering
Electrical Engineers (Mechanical | Industrial | Testing)
Electronic Engineers (Supply | installation | Maintenance)
Marine Engineering (Fabrication | Machining | Manufacture | Inspection | Testing)
Lerwick Engineering & Fabrication Ltd
Ship Repair
- Fishing
Buyers
A number of regular Fish Buyers purchase daily from Lerwick Fishmarket.
Fish Meal & Oil Production
Ice
Whitefish and Pelagic Processors
- Fuel
Marine Gas Oil (MGO) can be supplied by road-tanker at all berths, or large volumes by pipeline at Greenhead Base, Holmsgarth and Mair's Pier.
T: +44 (0) 1595 694348
T: +44 (0) 1595 693768
T: +44 (0) 1595 694242
T: +44 (0) 1595 693466
- Haulage and Distribution
- Marine Consultants
- Pollution Response
24-hour oil spill response provided by Lerwick Port Authority.
- Sail Repairs
Sail Repair Shetland
Sail maker, marine & industrial sewing by David Meddes.
T: +44 (0) 7775 927233
E: davie.meddes@gmail.com
- Security
- Tourism
Destination Management
Shore Excursion Providers
Communications and Destinations
Tour Operators
Shetland has a range of tour operators offering experiences on land and over sea. To find out more visit Shetland.org
- Travel and Crew Transfers
By Air
Daily scheduled flights by Loganair depart to Scottish mainland airports at Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness. The airport is located approximately 25 miles/40km from Lerwick.
Tingwall Airport
Inter-island flights operated by Airtask Group Limited to Fair Isle, Foula and Skerries. The airport is located 5miles/8km north of Lerwick.By Ferry
Daily overnight ferry passenger and ro-ro cargo service to Aberdeen. The ferry terminal is located at Holmsgarth within easy walking distance of Lerwick Town Centre.
- Towage
UK standard conditions for towage and other services (revised 1983 and 1986) apply.
Lerwick Port Authority Harbour Tugs available on request - 21.4 tonne and 24 tonne bollard pull, see Tug Data Sheet.
- UK Border Force
Here you will find some useful advice and information in preparation for your visit to the UK.
Guide to faster travel through a UK Border
Passenger travel to the EU by air, rail or sea after Brexit
Import Controls on Offensive Weapons
Bringing your pet to the UK - Please note: Lerwick Harbour is not an approved route of entry into the UK for animals/pets.