Maritime firm Intermarine UK ramps up Portland Port operations with £450,000 of new equipment
Maritime engineering company Intermarine UK is ramping up operations, at its new 2400sqm fabrication and welding facility at Portland Port in Dorset, UK after taking delivery of £450,000 of new machinery, the company announces in its press release.
Inter Marine Group President Slawomir Kalicki said the Polish-owned company has invested its own cash reserves into the equipment, which include bending machines, welding sets, CNC plasma machines and laser cutters. In addition, Mr Kalicki said since beginning operations in January the company has created 20 jobs, including 15 labourers and five office-based positions. In total he said 60 new jobs should be created in the next two years.
Intermarine’s investment in Portland has further been welcomed by the UK Government and the local authority.
The new Portland operation has already won orders including a £600,000 deal to supply piping to a major British shipyard as well as combing equipment.
The new facility is also launching a new spare parts service from Portland offering Wartsila, Cegielski, Sulzer, MAN, B&W and Cummins engines, Hydroster IMO pumps, Alfa Laval and Westfalia separators, ABB and Napier and WSK turbochargers as well as marine laundry equipment made by Primus and Lavamac.
Portland is a thriving commercial port located in Dorset on the UK's south coast. Portland Port operated as a base for the Royal Navy for nearly 150 years from the mid 19th century through to 1996 when Portland Port was then privatised and taken over by the Langham Group. Portland Harbour Authority later took over as the statutory harbour authority in 1998. Since then the harbour has developed into a thriving commercial port, that handles cruise ships, cargos, bunker vessels and also maintains a strong relationship with the Royal Navy and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
