STORNOWAY NEWTON MARINA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

New marina, including deepening of basin with dredged material used to reclaim an extensive area for boatsheds and vessel storage; rock breakwater; 75 berth pontoons restrained on steel piles; boat hoist structure for 100t hoist; concrete slipway with dedicated pontoons for ease of use.

Client – Stornoway Port Authority 

Completion – 2019

Value – £6.7 million

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Development of concept, feasibility study, ground investigation, detailed design, contract management, and site supervision.

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS

  • Dredging of marina basin 85,000m³
  • Reclamation 98,000m³, generating 14,000m²
  • Pontoons: 345m of access walkways & hammerheads
  • Pontoons: 24 finger piers of various lengths
  • Sheltering rock breakwater 110m
  • Cantilever steel piles 15no.
  • Boat hoist structure on steel piles 65t
  • Cathodic protection to all piles
  • Slipway with dedicated pontoons 48m
  • Services and drainage
  • Navigation buoys marking entrance channel 10no.

KEY FEATURES

Economical earthworks with all reclamation and breakwater (armouring excluded) constructed from dredging of basin; bulk of dredging from access bunds.

CONTRACTORS

Project Manager – Wallace Stone

Main Contractor – RJ McLeod (Contractors) Ltd

Piling – Quinn Piling

Pontoons – Inland & Coastal 

Cathodic Protection – Impalloy/QDS