Heavy Lift Pad Construction Underway At Wick Harbour
14th March 2014
Wick Harbour Authority is making progress with its plans to create a heavy-lift facility on the commercial quay at Wick harbour, with contractors Gunns Lybster Ltd having now begun the work.
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