Scottish port builds fish feed facility

SCOTLAND’S largest container port, Grangemouth, has opened a multi-million pound, 50,000 sq ft warehouse development for fish feed giant EWOS.

The port, owned by Forth Ports, has invested more than £2 million in the development of the bespoke storage warehouse for EWOS. It can accommodate more than 6,000 tonnes of bulk raw materials at any one time.

EWOS, based at Westfield, near Bathgate, which is around 20 minutes from the port, started using the warehouse last month as part of a contract with the port to handle a significant amount of its bulk raw material requirements.

The cargo was previously handled in Perth and, by transferring to the Port of Grangemouth, this allows larger vessels and volumes to be handled.

David Morrice, country director of EWOS-CQN Scotland, said: ‘The opening of this new warehouse at Grangemouth improves the flexibility in our supply chain and will greatly assist our service levels to our customers. This new investment clearly illustrates our commitment to fish feed production in Scotland.’