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20th August 2021

Scottish Council Examining 'Green' Port at Cairnryan In Bid to Unlock £25m Investment

Green Port: Talks with ferry operators (P&O & Stena) about the scheme are said to have been positive. Above: Loch Ryan Port, Afloat adds is operated by Stena for their Belfast route, is located in Cairnryan where P&O also have a terminal that serves the second North Channel link to Larne.

In south-west Scotland, a council is being asked to support a bid to create a "green port" at Cairnryan, which could unlock a £25m investment.

The local authority in Dumfries and Galloway is examining the benefits of the move.

The UK government announced the locations of eight freeports in England earlier this year which would benefit from special tax, duty and customs rules.

The Scottish government wants to adapt the plans to focus on fair work practices and delivering a net zero economy.

A report to Dumfries and Galloway Council is seeking approval to spend up to £30,000 on specialist help to work up the bid.

It said that initial talks with ferry operators P&O and Stena Line had seen a "favourable response" to taking the plans forward.

It is expected there could be two green port sites allocated in Scotland.

If successful, the SouthWest Euro Gateway project could secure multi-million pound support.

Belfast Harbour Achieves High Standards in 'Green' Survey

#GreenPort – Once again Belfast Harbour has been named as one of Northern Ireland's top 'green' companies in a major environmental survey.

The harbour scored the second highest marks and was awarded Platinum quintile status in this year's NI Environmental Benchmarking Survey, conducted by Business in the Community's ARENA Network.

The survey annually assesses top businesses in Northern Ireland for environmental management, performance and assurance.

Published in Belfast Lough

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Scottish Series Background

Although the format of the Scottish Series varies little from year to year, it is interesting to see some of the changes which the event has seen over the years:

CYCA handicap class added to IOR (1976)

IOR level rating classes to reflect the popular sizes and World Championships being held in the UK

Separate one design class for Sonatas (1980 to date)

Campbeltown dropped with offshore races direct to Tarbert (1982)

Unique light displacement CYCA class - the forerunner of today's sportboats (1982)

Computer results system introduced in 1982 and now recognised as the best in the UK

Separate one design class for Sigma 33 (1987 to date)

Separate one design classes in certain years for Impalas, Sigma 38, Melges 24 and Cork 1720

Inner triangle to shorten courses for smaller classes (1986)

Points loading for offshore race reduced from 2 to 1.5 to 1

First racing in Scotland under Channel Handicap (1988)

Second racecourse for smaller classes (1989)

Discard introduced

Windward leeward races - two per day (1993)

Sportboat classes with no overnight races (1994)

Marquee on quayside for main social events (1995-2008)

Restricted Sail Class (1998)

Third racecourse for sportboats with up to three races per day (1998)

Day feeder races (2002)

Overnight and day feeder races discontinued (2005)

Stand-alone Tarbert Inbound and Outbound passage races introduced (2005/6)

With all these changes, some things have stayed the same:

Huge support from Ireland every year since 1975

A magnificent effort ashore and afloat from the volunteer helpers of the Clyde Cruising Club, Royal Scottish Motor Yacht Club and Tarbert Loch Fyne Yacht Club

Results and communications service at the forefront of technology

The best competition and the best social scene in the country

An overall Series winner, the roll call including many of the top sailors in Scotland and beyond.