Leask Marine Completes 2025 Dredging Season at Fair Isle and Grutness

Published on August 22 2025

It was a tight squeeze for the Leask Marine team at Fair Isle as we successfully completed the 2025 dredging season in support of our clients BAM Nuttall and Shetland Islands Council on the Fair Isle Ferry Replacement Project.

The scope of works involved pre-construction dredging of Fair Isle Harbour, where our team utilised a flattop barge and a long-arm excavator to remove sand, overburden, and bedrock to reach the required charted depths. The spoil was removed using a split hopper barge and transported to the designated disposal ground.

Following the completion of works at Fair Isle, the team mobilised all resources to the Grutness Ferry Terminal on Shetland, where we were commissioned to carry out further pre-construction dredging in preparation for upcoming harbour facility upgrades.