An extended slipway has been constructed at Pembroke Port as part of the Pembroke Dock Marine project, ideal for accommodating launches of vessels and devices and supporting the renewables industry.
Physical works on the Swansea Bay City Deal and EU funded Pembroke Dock Marine project began in August 2022 after a breaking ground ceremony marked the start of the construction of a supersize slipway and new workboat pontoons at Pembroke Port.
The slipway is being widened to 68 metres and extended to offer greater flexibility for developers and marine businesses looking to test new marine energy devices, launch and recover vessels, and supply chain companies providing maintenance and engineering services to floating offshore wind device operators in the Celtic Sea.
Once complete in Spring 2024, the wider slipway will measure 11,352 sq m which is the equivalent of one and half football pitches.
Materials from the works to enlarge the slipway are being recycled and used to create much-needed laydown space by infilling the timber pond.
New workboat pontoons are being installed to the east of the existing ferry terminal offering short and long term berthing options for workboats, barges and jack up barges, positioned neatly between Quay 1 and the new slipway.
At Gate 1, the four new annexes attached to the historic Sunderland Hangars are nearing completion. These will offer modern offices and workshops ideally situated for companies in the renewables and marine sectors looking for a new base within a busy commercial port.
The four hangar annexes are in the final stages of completion and will be ready for occupation this summer.
Renamed Oleander House, Catalina House, Falcon House and Erebus House they offer a range of one and two storey office space and workshop areas, with two contracts currently under negotiation.
Commercial Director at the Port of Milford Haven, Steve Edwards, said: “These works will make a huge difference to the facilities and services that we can offer to the marine sector but also the growing renewables industry that is being attracted here due to the exciting opportunities for floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea.
“The team at the Port and contractors BAM Nuttall, the Walters Group and R&M Williams are keeping the project on track and I am confident we will attract some iconic and innovative companies that want to base themselves at Pembroke Port.”
Pembroke Dock Marine is funded by the UK Government and Welsh Government through the Swansea Bay City Deal, and through the public and private sectors.
It is also part funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.