Harwich Haven Authority took delivery of their second 16m Pilot Boat on 26th August 2011. The ”Saint Christopher” had a faultless transit around from North Wales which took three days. This second boat, joins its sister vessel “Saint Brendan” which has been in service since May 2010.
September 12th, 2011
Holyhead Marine will be exhibiting at Seawork 2011 this year and can be found 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 or at the very least for a chat.
June 13th, 2011
On Friday Holyhead Marine announced details of their expansion to the yard facilities at Holyhead. The development will see a significant increase in the capacity of the yard to enable the company to accommodate up to three additional vessels for either new build or refit and repair activities.
June 8th, 2011
Holyhead Marine was very proud this week to relaunch HMS Pickle following work to her keel and various items of machinery onboard. The vessel made for an impressive sight on the yard and the guys enjoyed working on a boat that was so unlike anything we have had on the yard in recent years. With [...]
June 8th, 2011
Holyhead Marine is to build a 19m Wind Farm Service Vessel for its sister company Turbine Transfers. The vessel has been designed by BMT Nigel Gee Ltd. The project will benefit from BMT Nigel Gee’s considerable design experience in developing high speed catamarans along with Turbine Transfers years of operational expertise, to produce what will [...]
February 1st, 2011
Demonstrating the continued commitment to training apprentices the company had employed two new apprentices this year, Jacob Reid and Ifan Griffiths both of which have completed their first years training at college. Both apprentices will follow the traditional apprenticeship model and will now serve three years on the job training coupled with a day release [...]
December 6th, 2010
Representatives from Holyhead Marine had the pleasure recently of attending the official naming ceremony for the first Pilot Boat delivered to Harwich Haven Authority last month. The ceremony was attended by representatives of Harwich Haven Authority, guests were welcomed by Stephen Bracewell the Chief Executive before the craft was blessed by Rev. Peter Mann then finally named [...]
July 17th, 2010
Holyhead Marine’s first of class Pilot Boat left today on its delivery passage to Harwich Haven Port Authority in Essex, the voyage is expected to take 4 days. The craft is an important new build for the boatbuilder as it marks the yards introduction into the highly competitive Pilot Boat Market. The boat was very [...]
May 14th, 2010
The Norse 1050 owned and operated by Holyhead Towing Company has been relaunched following a refit period at Holyhead Marines Services. We hope that with this refit completed the the owner of the Norse will see many more years of hard work from the boat.
April 9th, 2010
MOD Police boat Rhona was involved in the rescue of a capsized canoeist in the Firth of Clyde. The boat was called in by the Clyde Coastguard to assist in the rescue of a 43 year old man who had capsized and become separated from his canoe. He was lifted from the water by the [...]
March 2nd, 2010