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Shoreham Port renews berthing facilities


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two-stage project at Shoreham Port on the South-East coast of England was recently


completed by Walcon Marine Ltd. This saw the complete replacement of an existing marina after many years of service, together with the installation of a brand new facility in a freshly- dredged area a short distance away. The works followed an earlier


project in the Spring of 2020 when Walcon installed a heavy-duty waiting pontoon outside the Port’s lock gates to serve as a standby berth for the workboats that escort commercial vessels in and out of the harbour. Operating under strict Covid-19


protocols, the new facility, comprising three piers connected to a back walkway, was built first. The Walcon Wizard piling barge drove the


piles before the Walcon System 2000 pontoons were installed. These included 13 finger piers plus hammerheads at the end of each one and additional alongside berthing on the walkway to deliver 43 berths for boats up to ten metres in length. The piling barge was then moved


to Shoreham Port’s Lady Bee Marina just a few metres away. This was dismantled and transported to Walcon’s Southampton wharf for disposal. Piles were then driven for the new facility, using the same three piers plus back walkway configuration, but on a larger scale – 32 fingers plus hammerheads created a total of 82 berths (68 for Shoreham Port and 14 for the adjacent Sussex Yacht Club). “We are delighted to open our


newly-updated leisure facilities at Shoreham Port for our berth-holders


to enjoy,” said Julian Seaman, Harbour Master at Shoreham Port. “Walcon Marine exhibited the utmost professionalism throughout the project against the backdrop of the global pandemic and national lockdown, following strict protocols while working very efficiently. “The new pontoons have weathered


very well in the recent storms and we have received excellent feedback


from our leisure users. Features of our new facility include easier access via a double pontoon access bridge, wider pontoon fingers for ease of access to and from vessels and improved lighting. The site will also offer enhanced security, with new fencing, keypad gate access, CCTV and extra lighting where required. We look forward to working with Walcon Marine again in the future.’


Major reconfiguration project for Singapore superyacht marina


The S$7 million (about US$5.2 million) marina reconfiguration project at ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove in Singapore has been completed. All new and relocated superyacht berths are now stern-to in front of the clubhouse, providing a spectacular view for members, guests and visitors. While keeping the total number of berths at 272, the new layout expands the number of berths for superyachts of 80 ft and above from 15 to 33 and increases the overall linear footage of yachts moored within the marina. Arthur Tay, Chairman and CEO


of SUTL Enterprise, which owns the ONE°15 Marina brand, said: “ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove is well on its way to becoming the region’s number one superyacht pit stop. One of the main objectives of


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Anchor certification, and in June, 2019, it became Singapore’s first private marina to have a Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) facility. However, Tay said the


the reconfiguration was to cater for the projected trend of increasing yacht sizes by significantly extending our marina’s berthing flexibility”. The marina includes brand-new


pontoons designed in Singapore and manufactured in France, as well as state-of-the-art service pedestals made of marine-


grade anodised aluminium by Rolec Services in the UK. Other new features include a fuel- management mobile application, remote meter reading and automated billing services. ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove has been established among Asia’s finest since it was inaugurated in 2007, when it secured Five Gold


reconfiguration was important due to a number of significant changes. “Our previous marina infrastructure had been pushed way beyond its original design parameters, given the trend of increasing yacht sizes and minimum power requirements over the past decade,” he explained. “With the marina experiencing close to full occupancy all year round, the reconfiguration project has been a challenging feat to pull off yet a necessary one for us to provide greater convenience to our existing customers and keep up with market demands.”


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