Aberdeen

The harbour

Aberdeen sits on Scotland's north-east coast where the River Dee meets the North Sea. Known as the Granite City for its grey stone buildings, it has been the main base of the British offshore oil and gas industry since the 1970s, and its harbour is busy with brightly painted supply and standby vessels serving the platforms.

The harbour authority is among the oldest recorded businesses in Britain, and ferries run from here to Orkney and Shetland. A newer harbour has been built in Nigg Bay to the south. Sailors entering the narrow channel between the piers often see bottlenose dolphins feeding at the harbour mouth.

Aberdeen in PerpeNaval

Region

North Sea & Baltic

Country

United Kingdom

Position

57.15°N 2.08°W

Size in the game

a small port (tier 0)

Fuel

about $246 a tonne at full stock

Trades

Grain, Machinery, Textiles, Steel, Fresh produce, Wine, Coffee, Cocoa, Medicine

On the quay

a quay and a fuel berth

Waters

quiet water

The album

stamp, postcard, white-beaked dolphin, amber pendant

The nearest harbours by sea

Routed on the game's sea grid with the canals open, the way a ship sails it.

Lately at Aberdeen