Closing date set for Scottish port bidding

Stage one of the marketing process will close at 12:00pm on Monday 24 November 2014. Interested parties are asked to outline their business case and explain how investment will be made to maximise the use of the harbour as an economic asset.

Graeme Duncan, head of commercial property, Bidwells, said: “We have received a number of expressions of interest in Perth Harbour, highlighting its attractiveness as an investment opportunity in central Scotland.”

“We expect the Council to make a decision on whether to progress to the next stage of the process in February 2015,” he added.

The harbour, which has four main berths, provides a lower cost alternative to larger coastal ports and is situated on the River Tay, 30 miles from the North Sea and at the centre of Scotland’s road transport network.

It currently operated 24 hours a day handling coastal and dry bulk ships up to 90m in length and 2,500 tonnes.

Any decision ultimately made by the Council to transfer ownership will not affect businesses occupying land on a freehold or long leasehold basis.