Renewables O&M facilities growth at Yarmouth
An artist’s rendering of the new facility which Fendercare Marine will open at Great Yarmouth.
Fendercare Marine, a member of James Fisher & Sons plc, has announced plans to open a second offshore marine energy O&M facility in Great Yarmouth UK early next year.
The move follows the successful launch of its first Renewable Energy Support Base (RESB) in Lyness, Orkney in 2010 to support wave and tidal energy developers,
This new facility will provide an extensive range of support services and equipment to the expanding offshore wind industry and associated supply chain in the Great Yarmouth area. With a large set down and storage area, quay side frontage and office facilities, this investment will compliment the range of products and services which Fendercare and other members of James Fisher & Sons plc can provide to the marine renewables industry.
“Many companies with vessels in the Southern North Sea are finding it difficult to locate suitable facilities to carry out both scheduled and emergency maintenance, said Fendercare’s renewables sales manager Tim Smith. “In some cases owners and operators are being forced to return their vessels to mainland Europe to complete these service requirements, resulting in reduced operational efficiency and project over-runs.
“This is a situation that can only be exacerbated with the significant increase in vessels anticipated to service O&M requirements of existing installations, Round 2 extensions and new Round 3 projects. The investment in a second base with over 4,000 m2 of space in Yarmouth will provide a number of core services including full mobilisation and de-mobilisation facilities (cranage up to 100T), maintenance and repair facilities, storage, fully equipped project management offices, as well as bunkering and fuelling services.”
“This base is part of Fendercare’s overall strategy to becoming more involved in the energy industry worldwide,” said the company’s MD Eric Plane, “both in terms of the oil and gas industries as well as renewables."
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