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5th July 2016

Dredging Support in Portsmouth Harbour with Boskalis

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We are heavily involved in a dredging project taking place in Portsmouth Harbour. This is in preparation for the arrival of 2 new Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers that will be housed there. These are the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy.

Over 3 million cubic metres of clay, sand and gravel need to be removed from over 2 miles of Portsmouth Harbour, which will cover an area of more than 200 football pitches.

We have found that due to the history of Portsmouth harbour, all sorts of treasures have emerged from the bottom of the harbour, including an unexploded German mine from WW2! Luckily it was dealt with safely by a Royal Navy bomb disposal team.

We have been supporting Boskalis in carrying out this work. We are utilising 3 of our vessels, the Wilanne which is working 24 hours a day; the Willendeavour which is working 12 hours a day and the Wilcarry 501.

  • I just wanted to say thank you – it was a very challenging site to work at and make delivery to. Your drivers showed courtesy, patience and professionalism throughout the day

    Philip Kingston,
    Kingston Building Solutions

  • Thank you for your assistance, it was very much appreciated and a special thank you to Bob who did a fantastic job.

    Jenny Wilkinson,
    Interserve Defence Ltd

  • We are very happy with the service provided by your company, especially the driver and we will be using your company for any future work.

    Bob Sarkar,
    National Gritting Service

  • I would like to personally thank you, as a company, and every one of your drivers for their professional approach to the deliveries to our site, all of your drivers have been absolutely fantastic.

    Andy Jenner,
    EP Renewable Energies Limited

  • On Behalf of the Environment Agency and the Residents of Romsey and Winchester, I would like to convey our warmest gratitude for the support you provided during recent flooding. Without you we would not have been able to respond as quickly or effectively as we did.

    James A Humphrys,
    Environment Agency

  • We would like to thank yourself and your team at Williams Shipping for all your help last week, your team were great at getting us around and in position where and when we needed to be in spite of some rotten weather.

    Cliff Stonestreet,
    Fully Fused Fireworks Worldwide Event Management

  • Thank you very much for your assistance and I have to say the two crew members on the vessel could not have been more helpful.

    Steve Beck,
    Burgess Marine

  • May I take this opportunity to thank you for an excellent service, could you also please pass on my thanks to all of your skippers who have helped us over the past few weeks.

    Gwyn Goforth,
    Svitzer UK