Mainstay Lands New Vessel Contract
A designer, builder and maintainer of workboats and renewable marine energy devices has won a significant contract to construct a crew transfer vessel.
Mainstay Marine Solutions, which won against international competition, will build the boat at its deep-water facility in Pembroke Dock for client Targe Towing, a Scottish-based tug owner and operator.
The 15m vessel, designed by Carmarc Design, will have a maximum speed of 15 knots and capacity for two crew and 12 passengers. The boat will operate alongside oil terminal platforms on the east coast of Scotland in swell conditions of up to 2 meters in wave height.
Extensive sea trials will take place close to Pembroke Dock, with delivery scheduled for spring 2017.
The contract success is the latest win for Mainstay, which now employs 80, with 10 per cent of the direct workforce consisting of apprentices. It recently won a contract to build a new energy device for a £5.8m ($7.3m) renewables scheme in South Wales.
The firm’s turnover has increased by a third, from just under £4m ($5m) to more than £5m ($6.3m), during the last twelve months.
The hull of the vessel will be made from steel, and the super-structure constructed of aluminium.
Targe Towing provides dedicated towage for north east Scotland ports including BP’s Hound Point Marine terminal on the Firth of Forth.