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SPONSORS OF EAST OF SCOTLAND
Malin MarinE Consultants (MMC)
Naval Architects and Heavy Lift Engineers
MMC comprise a team of
professional, multi-disciplinary
engineers providing a diverse and
flexible set of specialised skills.
These are built on a wealth of
practical experience from working
transportation and heavy lift projects
both technically and operationally.
Practical approach
It is this combination of a deep rooted,
practical approach to their way of working
combined with an openness to new
technology and techniques that places
them in a strong position to tackle the
many unusual and diverse challenges
associated with the renewable industry,
both on and offshore.
John MacSween, Managing Director of
MMC said, “MMC are regularly called
upon to solve transportation challenges
ranging from simple transport and
access studies for relocating towers and
blades to an inland location, handling
and moving frames for heavy items such
as nacelles and engineering of the full
transportation solution for shipping and
handling all components of a renewable
device.”
Projects
Relevant projects include a series of
transport and access studies for large
blades to be delivered to congested
inshore locations. Here MMC’s scope
was to review and identify a route, liaise
with local authorities regarding road and
bridge capacities as well as document
all street furniture that required removing.
On two occasions, novel manoeuvres
were proposed which allowed corners,
previously identified as being un-passable,
to be negotiated successfully, with all
verified by a recorded trial run.
Material handling
On the material handling front MMC are
involved in several projects looking at
bespoke lifting frames and handling frames
for the very large single lift items associated
with next generation marine renewable
plant. Here they are able to bring their
knowledge and experience of both land
and marine handling (cranes and SPMTs),
sea-fastening and shipping to bear, to
offer a holistic solution to our client’s
requirements. In addition we have been
contracted with design and operational
scopes covering mobilising cable lay and
accommodation barges.
Design support and technical
solutions
Finally, when the front end design phases
are over, MMC have been able to offer this
same team moving forward to assist any
appointed shipper with design support
and full technical solutions to the complex
shipping and storage requirements of these
valuable assets, such as stowage plans,
sea-fastening design, mooring studies,
RORO operations, semisubmersible ballast
calculations and marine procedures.
Alternatively they have been able to offer
to their client, third party verification of their
shippers own technical proposals, where
these are available both at tender and
operational phases of the project, such as
a recent review of suppliers proposals for
a met mast installation.
Malin Marine Consultants
www.malinmarine.co.uk
Fraserburgh
Harbour
servicing the needs
of the renewables
market
Fraserburgh Harbour is situated on
the NE coast of Scotland, an ideal
location to service the needs of the
emerging renewables market. The
facilities and supply chain within the
harbour and wider area are set to
become a key driver in this sector.
Commitment
The Commissioners of the port are
committed to diversity and as such are
about to embark on an 18/20 month, £8
million project which will reconfigure the
mooring for the strong fishing fleet, this
development will free up an entire basin in
the north part of the port with dedicated
berthing and adjacent shore side areas
for potential new business such as a
dedicated O & M base.
Facilities and services
The Balaclava Basins and North Pier offer
6.5 at MLWS and have approximately
1,000 metres of alongside berthing, a
major part of which is currently used by
commercial and oil supply vessels and will
also be available to the renewable sector.
Fraserburgh Harbour also boasts excellent
repair facilities including a modern dry
dock and six berth shiplift both of which
can service various vessels ranging from
ferries, oil related vessels etc in addition
to the existing fishing fleet. These repair
facilities are supplements by the excellent
support services covering the full range
including engineering, coded welding,
painting etc together with specialised
trades of electrical engineering, navigation
services and fabrication thereby ensuring
an established engineering supply chain.
Development
There are various prime areas for
development immediately available within
the port confines totalling approx 8,000 sq
metres, one of which is adjacent to the Inner
Balaclava quayside. Additional ground in the
Fraserburgh area is also available.
Industry partnership
The local Banff and Buchan College is
ideally positioned to be a key industry
partner in the development and delivery of
renewable and sustainable energy training
in addition to the engineering courses they
currently offer.
Fraserburgh Harbour
www.fraserburgh-harbour.co.uk
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