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New berth for Irish lifeboat
Working for the Department of Agriculture Food and Marine, Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre and liaising closely with the RNLI, Inland and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS) has designed, manufactured and installed a new berth for Dunmore East RNLI’s all-weather Trent class lifeboat. Installed in December, 2020, the new facility has been built to service the RNLI, as well as provide safe and secure access ashore for various users, including cruise ship passengers.
The shared 27 metre long x 7 metre wide steel tubular pontoon is a new product from ICMS, employing waterproofing and paint system technologies not previously used on its other projects. Moored on piles, it has a 32 metre access gangway and is surfaced with durable glass-reinforced plastic decking with excellent anti-slip properties.
Walcon returns to Jupiter
It has been 23 years since Walcon Marine delivered the original berthing installation for high-speed RIB and jet-ski operations to Jupiter Point in Cornwall for the Royal Navy. It has now returned to replace the entire structure with updated equipment.
The two-stage project involved first installing a new 43 metre bridge and an alongside docking area for RIBs and launches, the latter constructed using Walcon’s heavy-duty Jumbo pontoons, which were fitted with mesh decking. This was followed by the second stage, the replacement plus extension of the floating storage and launch slipways for the RIBs. This was achieved using 20 ten- metre-long, low-level, sloping concrete pontoons to allow for easy launching and retrieval.
Commuting by water taxi in Bangkok
Until roads were built in the 19th century, water was the primary means of transportation in Bangkok, Thailand. Now, due to traffic congestion, the growing population is returning to the city’s vast network of canals to commute via water taxi. SF Marina Thailand Ltd has recently built 15 small ferry landings for the local government. Eight additional terminals are scheduled to be built this year.
SF Marina Thailand used 8 metre SF1030 floating concrete pontoons for the landings. Less than three metres wide and only one metre high, they are ideal for the low-freeboard taxis that ply Bangkok’s narrow canals.
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