Tulloch Developments has completed the first section of a new £16.5 million jetty at Lerwick Harbour.

The 110-metre section at Holmsgarth North has now been handed over to Lerwick Port Authority.

The projects early completion clears the way for demolishing a nearby former Shell jetty as part of the scheme.

Temporary lighting will now be erected and Port Authority staff will install a bespoke fendering system.

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The Holmsgarth North project is one of several current developments totalling around £30m.

The 800 metre-scheme and quay extension at Dales Voe are both backed by Bank of Scotland funding, with the latter also supported by Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

The Dales Voe expansion, which will support offshore industry subsea developments and decommissioning, will be finished later this year.

Sandra Laurenson, Port Authority Chief Executive, said: "By expanding our capacity and ensuring our competitiveness, we are underpinning Lerwick’s advantages – natural and developed – as a location supporting the fishing and offshore industries in the surrounding waters of the northern North Sea and Atlantic."

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