UK Docks Marine Services has been awarded a £4million contract to service and maintain the Royal Navy’s new fleet of workboats.
The company, which delivers marine services nationwide and supports the navy globally, will run the operation from its Gosport base with work being carried out at Gosport in Portsmouth Harbour and Cremyll in Devon.
The UK Ministry of Defence has received 38 workboats as part of Project Vahana, (an ambitious £45 million modernisation programme of its small boat flotilla), and the vessels have already delivered a whole new range of operational benefits.
However, serving and maintaining them will be key and the Royal Navy hopes the initial two-year contract between MOD procurement arm Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) will eventually lead to the seamless running of the vessels over the long term.
UK Docks already services and maintains multiple navy vessels and is proud to have extended its role.