Holyhead Marine

Seawork 2013

Nick — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:23:04 +0000

We will be exhibiting at Seawork 2013 this year and can be found at our usual place on Stand No A253. If you are visiting the show please call at our stand where we will be pleased to discuss any forthcoming requirements you may have and tell you about some of the recent pilot boats we have delivered to places such as Sydney and Harwich.

We look forward to seeing you.

Old newspaper article

Nick — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:24:53 +0000

This newspaper article was found amongst some old papers, it was published in the Holyhead and Anglesey Mail in February 1976. The first and last of the line up are still working for the company.

Also by coincidence the current Kilmore Quay lifeboat was recently in the yard for some minor repairs.

The text under the photo reads – Mrs Meade of the Holyhead Boatyard has received a letter of gratitude from Mr Nigel Dexin, one of the directors of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. In his letter Mr Dexin praises the men of the Holyhead Boatyard who turned out on Christmas Day to work on urgent repairs on a relief lifeboat for use at Kilmore Quay. The Kilmore Quay Lifeboat had capsized on two occasions on service and had suffered damage. The men of the Boatyard had worked hard in the middle of the festive season on a relief lifeboat which was needed at once to relieve the Kilmore Quay. Mr Dexin said “this sort of back-up gives an enormous boost to the morale of the lifeboat crews on the coast”. Left to right are John Hughes, Owen John Jones, John Regan (yard manager), David Watts, Denis Dolan and Gwynfor Williams.

Sydney News

Nick — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:11:28 +0000

Channel Nine News item on TV – Sydney’s pilot vessels get $3M upgrade

News item on Australian television about the naming ceremony for the first boat named Sever after First Fleet Captain William Cropton Sever, item also has some lovely footage of how they used to transfer pilots.

http://ninemsn.video.msn.com/?mkt=en-au&vid=EA92AD1B-5038-47C4-8A4C-0F3E63DE485C

Pilot Vessels for Sydney Ports Corporation

Nick — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:36:34 +0000

The second pilot Boat to be built by Holyhead Marine for Sydney Ports Corporation has been delivered to Sydney, Australia. The 16m GRP Pilot Boat is the second to be delivered of an initial contract for two boats which was awarded to Holyhead Marine back in August 2011. Since contract award the client has amended the contract to include a third vessel which is to be delivered in 2014. These Pilot Boats use the Camarc 16m GRP Pilot Boat design for which Holyhead Marine have built a set of production mould tools and have the exclusive rights for production. These particular boats have been configured to meet the particular requirements of Sydney Ports Corporation and are powered by a pair of Scania DI16 engines with Twin Disc QuickShift gearboxes driving 5 bladed propellers produced by CJR Propulsion which resulted in the vessel easily achieving 27 knots on trials. The vessels are also fitted with a comprehensive navigation and communications fit provided by Ships Electronics Services.This second boat, pictured on trials off Holyhead, was delivered to Southampton by a Holyhead Marine crew accompanied by the Sydney Ports Corporation representative for onward shipment to Sydney. Transit time for the ship delivering to Australia is approximately 45 days.

The boats are named after First Fleet captains - Sever, after William Cropton Sever, Sharp, after William Sharp and Sinclair, after Duncan Sinclair.

Holyhead Towing

admin — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:00:22 +0000

Holyhead Towing is a well established and successful company, operating specialist shallow draft tugs & multicats, workboats, survey & transport vessels and crew boats that are deployed in support of the oil, pipe laying, wind farm and dredging sectors as well as the marine civil engineering industry in general.

www.holyheadtowing.co.uk

Caspiisky Buksir

admin — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:00:21 +0000

Caspiisky Buksir (Caspian Tugs) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holyhead Towing Company Ltd (HTC) of the UK. Originally started in 2007 as an investment company for HTC and partners in Kazakhstan, it has grown from owning and operating a single small anchor-handling tug, to a fleet of the most modern vessels in the Caspian Sea in only 3 years.

www.caspiisky-buksir.com

Camarc Design

admin — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:57:21 +0000

Camarc Design is based in the UK and is one of Europe’s leading small craft design firms specialising in the design of seaworthy high speed working craft typically ranging from 5m – 35m with speeds up to 45 Knots. Pilot Boats, Patrol Boats, SAR / Rescue Craft, Ferries, Crew Boats and general Workboats are included within our portfolio of designs.

www.camarc.com

RNLI

admin — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:53:05 +0000

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea

We provide, on call, a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service and a seasonal lifeguard service. Our Values reflect the way we do business as an organisation.

rnli.org

Turbine Transfers Ltd

admin — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:50:25 +0000

Turbine Transfers Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Holyhead Towing Company, operates fast catamarans for the transfer of personnel and equipment between the shore and wind turbines. The fleet includes 12, 15, 16, 18 and 20 metre versions, all built by South Boats. The designs have a successful and proven track record on offshore wind farms throughout Northern Europe.

www.turbinetransfers.co.uk

Amgram Ltd.

admin — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:45:14 +0000

Amgram specialises in all aspects of the workboat and small commercial craft design and procurement business. The majority of our work is in the 10-40m size range. We have focussed hard on this area and we pride ourselves on being expert in this field.