SPONSORS OF EAST OF SCOTLAND
MALIN MARINE CONSULTANTS (MMC) NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND HEAVY LIFT ENGINEERS MMC comprise a team of
professional, multi-disciplinary engineers providing a diverse and flexible set of specialised skills. These are built on a wealth of practical experience from working transportation and heavy lift projects both technically and operationally.
John MacSween, Managing Director of MMC said, “MMC are regularly called upon to solve transportation challenges ranging from simple transport and access studies for relocating towers and blades to an inland location, handling and moving frames for heavy items such as nacelles and engineering of the full transportation solution for shipping and handling all components of a renewable device.”
PROJECTS PRACTICAL APPROACH
It is this combination of a deep rooted, practical approach to their way of working combined with an openness to new technology and techniques that places them in a strong position to tackle the many unusual and diverse challenges associated with the renewable industry, both on and offshore.
FRASERBURGH HARBOUR
SERVICING THE NEEDS OF THE RENEWABLES MARKET
Fraserburgh Harbour is situated on the NE coast of Scotland, an ideal location to service the needs of the emerging renewables market. The facilities and supply chain within the harbour and wider area are set to become a key driver in this sector.
COMMITMENT
The Commissioners of the port are committed to diversity and as such are about to embark on an 18/20 month, £8 million project which will reconfigure the mooring for the strong fishing fleet, this development will free up an entire basin in the north part of the port with dedicated berthing and adjacent shore side areas for potential new business such as a dedicated O & M base.
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Relevant projects include a series of transport and access studies for large blades to be delivered to congested inshore locations. Here MMC’s scope was to review and identify a route, liaise with local authorities regarding road and bridge capacities as well as document all street furniture that required removing. On two occasions, novel manoeuvres were proposed which allowed corners, previously identified as being un-passable, to be negotiated successfully, with all verified by a recorded trial run.
MATERIAL HANDLING On the material handling front MMC are involved in several projects looking at bespoke lifting frames and handling frames
FACILITIES AND SERVICES The Balaclava Basins and North Pier offer 6.5 at MLWS and have approximately 1,000 metres of alongside berthing, a major part of which is currently used by commercial and oil supply vessels and will also be available to the renewable sector.
Fraserburgh Harbour also boasts excellent repair facilities including a modern dry dock and six berth shiplift both of which can service various vessels ranging from ferries, oil related vessels etc in addition to the existing fishing fleet. These repair facilities are supplements by the excellent support services covering the full range including engineering, coded welding, painting etc together with specialised trades of electrical engineering, navigation services and fabrication thereby ensuring an established engineering supply chain.
DEVELOPMENT
There are various prime areas for development immediately available within the port confines totalling approx 8,000 sq metres, one of which is adjacent to the Inner Balaclava quayside. Additional ground in the Fraserburgh area is also available.
for the very large single lift items associated with next generation marine renewable plant. Here they are able to bring their knowledge and experience of both land and marine handling (cranes and SPMTs), sea-fastening and shipping to bear, to offer a holistic solution to our client’s requirements. In addition we have been contracted with design and operational scopes covering mobilising cable lay and accommodation barges.
DESIGN SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
Finally, when the front end design phases are over, MMC have been able to offer this same team moving forward to assist any appointed shipper with design support and full technical solutions to the complex shipping and storage requirements of these valuable assets, such as stowage plans, sea-fastening design, mooring studies, RORO operations, semisubmersible ballast calculations and marine procedures.
Alternatively they have been able to offer to their client, third party verification of their shippers own technical proposals, where these are available both at tender and operational phases of the project, such as a recent review of suppliers proposals for a met mast installation.
Malin Marine Consultants
www.malinmarine.co.uk
INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP The local Banff and Buchan College is ideally positioned to be a key industry partner in the development and delivery of renewable and sustainable energy training in addition to the engineering courses they currently offer.
Fraserburgh Harbour
www.fraserburgh-harbour.co.uk
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