Case Studies

Manufactured by Magma Structures in Portchester, the world’s tallest masts were designed and built for a superyacht. Working with heavy lift specialists Mammoet, the Williams Shipping team spent weeks carefully planning the move, one of the most unusual and memorable ever undertaken in the harbour. The project required 3 of our vessels: the Willendeavour pulling the […]

The Hoegh Osaka, a 51,000 tonne container vessel, ran aground on the Brambles bank in the Solent and was stranded there for 19 days. The stranded vessel was listing at approximately 50 degrees. It was carrying 1400 cars and construction equipment at the time. On 7th January it was able to float free on the […]

Working closely with Boskalis Westminister, one of the world’s premier dredging contractors, we provided heavy support for a project in Portsmouth Harbour in preparation for the arrival of 2 new Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers – the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy. Over 3 million cubic metres of clay, sand and gravel need to be […]

We worked closely with Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd to assist with a job at Valero refinery in Pembroke. Pembroke refinery is one of the largest, most complex refineries in Western Europe. In 2011 it was acquired by Valero. It makes products including gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and petrochemical feedstocks. The refinery […]

Williams Transport Services worked closely with a leading marine contractor to provide logistical support for an ABB Azipod propulsion system at a dry dock in Falmouth, UK.

Williams Transport Services, the official transport and logistics partner for Marwell’s Zany Zebras 2016, provided warehouse storage and transportation in aid of Marwell’s charity art project.

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.

Red Jet 6, the latest addition to the Red Funnel fleet, was revealed on Wednesday 25th May as part of a large marine logistics operation in the solent.

Earlier this year, Williams Marine Services was involved in one of the most interesting marine logistics projects witnessed this year. A decommissioned Boeing 767 was transported by sea from Shannon Airport to Enniscrone, Co Sligo, to be used as part of a glamping village being developed by businessman David McGowan.

Our Willcarry 1500 barge was used to carry a large crane, survey equipment and piling tripods to Brixham so that work could be carried out to make significant improvements to the RNLI’s pontoon there.