[1][2][3] The port is owned and operated by Inverness Harbour Trust, established by Act of Parliament in 1847.

Goods handled include oil and fuel, turbines for wind energy converters,[6][7] timber, round logs, board, wood chips, coal, salt, animal feed, frozen fish, fish oil[8] and other goods.

Due to recent expansion the port can now handle cargoes of turbine blades of length up to 50 m. There are extensive lay down areas as well as covered storage facilities.

The port has easy access to the A9 road and the hinterland of Inverness, the capital of the Scottish Highlands.

[11] While the Port of Inverness can handle smaller cruise vessels, larger cruise liners tend to go to Invergordon, which is a deep water port about 24 miles from Inverness on the Cromarty Firth and allows docking and disembarkation of passengers without the need of a Ship's tender.