Kingston Marine Services
20Marine Services , Marketing & Business Development
Kingston Marine Services
Kingston Marine Services is a multi-disciplinary team working largely afloat on marine and coastal projects . KMS carries out the majority of CHC ’ s mooring and maintenance requirements and also aims to be the local marine contractor of choice on the River Medina .
Over the last year , KMS took care of the regular local commitment of main harbour moorings , event moorings and navigation mark maintenance and maintained the outside commitment to the Round the Island Race , Cowes Week , Seaview Yacht Club and Bembridge Sailing club .
In real terms , most of these activities have been decreasing as fewer moorings require laying due to the main harbour reorganisation and demand for swinging moorings during regattas is dropping . In addition , event organisers are running on tighter budgets and are seeking efficiencies across the board . KMS has been countering this by taking on additional contracts on the open marine services market where we have developed particularly good relationships with Red Funnel and MMC Diving Services .
The Red Funnel works carried out by KMS are mostly in relation to the East Cowes terminal , repairing the ferry berth breasting dolphins and general service tasks including ram replacement on the car ramp . It is hoped that this relationship can build into a regular set of servicing works , most of which are conducted through the early hours of the morning before the arrival of the first ferry of the day .
KMS also supported MMC Diving Services during the installation of the new aircraft carrier leading light pylons , with both Seaclear and Seamark engaged in extended charters in Portsmouth Harbour . Seaclear was engaged principally in dive support , and Seamark with the installation and alignment of the lights themselves and then final paintwork touching up before the contracts were signed off .
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