A Special report from DIIA (Defense Interaction Intelligence Agency) www.diia.info
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In the dredging, marine
construction, harbour maintenance and renewable energy industries.
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airlie, Ayrshire on the eastern shore of the Firth of
Clyde looks across to the
Isle of
Arran and
the Cumbraes. The anchorage here used to be a favourite place for ships
& men to hide from the Royal 
Navy ‘press gangs’ in nearby Greenock:
18 miles up the coast. The village of Fairlie started life as a simple fishing
community but rose to international fame as a famous shipyard and spiritual home of Fairlie classic yachts designed by
William Fife. Today, Fairlie is the headquarters of a fleet of vessels comprising workboats,
pontoons, spudleg, flattop crane and excavator barges
of various sizes, each capable of a varied range of uses from simply
transporting goods to heavy lift construction projects.
Coastworks Operations Ltd
have undertaken and
successfully completed many specialised projects around the UK, Europe and the
Baltic. The company has gained a reputation for reliability, safety and cost effectiveness
on a number of contracts that have included extensive seabed levelling exercises
to fish farm relocation: dredging a new marina project to designing and
installing sub-sea outfall pipes and a 'bubble curtain' around the seawater
intakes of a nuclear power station.
Click here
to see a video of the 'Bubble Curtain' in action.
Coastworks
is characterised by the following strengths:
- The Managers
have 30+ years experience within the workboat and
dredging industries.
- Highly adaptable
and well maintained plant.
- Very experienced
and motivated Captains and Crew capable of completing the job to the high
standards expected from their clients.
- Access to
other marine equipment and plant through
extensive contacts with other workboat companies and marine
suppliers.
Their leading market position allows the company to
be the supplier of choice for many of the large construction
companies in the market. This has resulted in strong and long-term
relationships with these customers. Their management philosophy is to operate a
simple and centralised organisational structure, coupled with programmes
intended to give incentives to our employees. All of their workboats
and craft are certified by the MCA and operate under the workboat code.
Mallaig's new £900,000 Yachting Marina now
operational
Friday 9
September, 2011 was a red letter day for the west coast port of Mallaig as the
much anticipated yachting facility was declared open for business.
The new facility, which can provide berths for up
to 48 yachts, was part funded under the Sail West project and co-financed by
Mallaig Harbour Authority, HIE and The Highland Council. Sail West is a
maritime tourism initiative led by Donegal County Council and funded under EU's
INTERREG IVA Programme for Northern Ireland, border region of Ireland and
Western Scotland managed by the Special European Union Programmes Body.
Scott Dingwall, HIE's Head of Regional Development,
Fort William Area Office said, "We are delighted to have been able to
support Mallaig Harbour Authority in the delivery of this regionally important
Sail West project. It will provide a key facility for sailing and marine
tourism on the west coast of Scotland and provide a welcome boost to the area."
The Mallaig Yachting Development consisted of three
key elements, dredging, shoreworks and pontoons.
The dredging of the inner harbour was carried out
by Coastworks Operations at the turn of the year with the dredging depth of 2-4
metres being attained relatively easily.
Coastworks are certainly worth contacting if you
are looking for a solution to your marine project. The
Coastworks fleet is available for charter to the dredging, marine construction,
harbour maintenance and renewable energy industries throughout the UK and Europe.
Contact
Coastworks Operations Ltd
8 Allanton Park Terrace
Fairlie
Ayrshire
KA29 OAW
Tel (+44) 01475 568 572
Fax (+44) 01475
568 153
Email info@coastworks.co.uk
- Seabed levelling
- Plough dredging
- Workboat supply
- Barge supply
- Pontoon rental
- Road transportable workboats
and barges
- Towage
- Safety boats
- Windfarm supply boats
- ROV support
- Fishfarm works
- Hydrographic surveys
- Dive support boats
- Outfall installation and
maintainance
- Crew transfers
- Security detail, water and land
based
- Vibrocoring and seabed sampling
- Mooring works
- Pier and jetty maintainance
- Salvage
- Crew supply
- Anchor handling
- Anchor, winches etc supply
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