ECO FRIENDLY MOORING TRIALS
A study at Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland is testing eco friendly moorings in an environmentally sensitive area.
Strangford Lough is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the study is aiming to design and create advanced mooring systems to avoid or limit the damage caused to the sea floor by the swinging chain of traditional boat moorings. This project is being carried out in partnership with local mooring owners and work is being carried out by Cuan Marine Services ltd and funded through the NIEA Challenge Fund.
Photo credit: Strangford Lough & Lecale Partnership
Traditional moorings can scour the seabed with the dragging of the mooring chain. If these moorings are located in sensitive habitats such as seagrass beds it can lead to damage and destruction of this habitat. Two test systems have been installed at Ballyhenry Bay - stirling and seaflex. The area will be resurveyed next year to see which has been more successful in allowing the seagrass to re- establish, according to the Strangford Lough & Lecale Partnership.
NEW MARINE SAILING MATERIALS RECYCLING INITIATIVE Clean Sailors has launched ReSail - an initiative aimed at prolonging the life of sailing materials and resources.
The platform follows a pilot launched in the South West in 2021 and will allow sailors to search for and find local drop-off points, meaning products such as sails, bags and sheets can be upcycled and have a new life and purpose.
“We often forget that sails are in fact, highly engineered materials, built to last. We have a massive opportunity to help facilitate the reuse of existing end-of-life sail fabrics,” said Clean Sailors founder and sailor Holly Manvell.
“We launched ReSail to give sails, and other sailing materials, the chance of a longer life, whether again in our sailing world or another industry. Through better understanding the construction behind such materials, we can significantly reduce the waste that, unfortunately, is created in our industry.”
QUEEN’S AWARD GIVEN TO THE WIGHT SHIPYARD COMPANY
The Wight Shipyard Company, manufacturer of aluminium marine craft based in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for International Trade in recognition of its work to increase British exports. The company builds high-speed passenger ferries, tourist vessels and commercial workboats for the windfarm support vessel market, both domestically and internationally. It was formed by entrepreneur Sir Charles Dunstone and business partner Peter Morton in 2016, with a vision to restore the UK’s shipbuilding business.
“We are delighted to receive this recognition,” says Peter Morton, chief executive. “The overarching ambition was always to see a revival in British shipbuilding to compete on an international stage. To do so, we understood and drove the need for efficiencies whilst nurturing a completely new generation of shipbuilders in order to produce world-beating products for both the domestic and international markets.”
The domestic fast ferry market is significant in the UK. However, the Wight Shipyard Company has capacity to produce more boats than required so exporting and competing internationally has been vital to its development and success. Membership of Interferry, the shipping association representing the ferry industry globally, opened up the markets of Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, West Africa and South America.
16 | The Report • June 2022 • Issue 100
UK Marine News
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