Gareloch Expands Fleet with Multi-Role 'Laura M'

01 Oct 2002

Scottish marine plant operator Gareloch Support Services (Plant) Ltd has taken delivery of a new MRV 20 multi-role vessel built by Halmatic at their Portchester yard. The Laura M becomes Gareloch's flagship vessel, complementing an existing MRV 15 and a 10m Damen Multi-Cat. 

It's All Go for New Name MarineCo

01 Oct 2002

Mid-Lothian, Scotland based Environmental Engineering has changed the name for the marine section of their business to MarineCo UK Ltd. The move follows feedback from participation in their first ever exhibition this summer, seawork2002 in Southampton. 

Dew Piles It On for Rosyth Ro-Ro Port

01 Oct 2002

The Port of Rosyth already had much of the required infrastructure in place when it received the go-ahead early this year to become Scotland's first ferry link to mainland Europe via a Superfast ro-ro service to Zeebrugge. 

Milford Haven Goes Green with Plastic Timber

01 Oct 2002

The Milford Haven Port Authority in the UK has demonstrated its commitment to conservation by using fender pilings made of recycled plastic in place of rain forest hardwood. During a £130,000 planned maintenance of their pilot jetty, the Authority and their consultants from the Babtie Group opted for fender pilings manufactured by Plastic Pilings of California USA.