Managing operations on the UK’s busiest estuary
Supporting the creation of a new marine centre in Grimsby to control shipping on the 60km Humber estuary
Humber Marine Control Centre Project summary
Client
Associated British Ports
Key partners
Britcon
Services provided
Project and programme management, Consult
Sectors
Locations
Project timeline
- Start date
- January 2016
Project story
When Associated British Ports (ABP) identified the need for a new centre to safely control shipping operations on the Humber estuary - the UK's most heavily used trading gateway - it turned to our expert project managers to deliver the facility.
The new hub brings together the vital services that ensure vessels can navigate the estuary and its ports. As the Statutory Harbour Authority for the estuary, ABP wanted to integrate the existing facilities in Grimsby and replace the existing Vessels Traffic Services (VTS) centre at nearby Spurn Point. We also upgrading VTS and radar navigation systems at Hull, Goole and Immingham to help guide shipping further up the estuary from Grimsby.
We project managed the development of the new facilities, from design, construction, commissioning and handover to ABP. In addition to constructing the new four-floor marine centre in Grimsby, we refurbished the existing Grimsby Port office to include a Marine Resilience Centre and VTS training centre.
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“I’m proud to be working on such an interesting project with such significant importance in relation to the continued commercial working life of the busy Humber estuary.”