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Friars Bay Long Sea Outfall Pipeworks |
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Monday, 09 August 2010 09:42 |
The Port of Newhaven is today a hive of activity as the Westminster Dredging Company vessels have arrived to mobilise for the phase 2 of the operation to lay a 1800m long pipe for Southern Water that will extend from the cliffs at Friars Bay, Peacehaven and discharge treated sewage further out to sea than the existing pipes, thereby creating cleaner seas for all.
The works at sea commenced in May with the first phase of the operation to dredge the 1800m trench in which the pipe will be laid. The Backhoe Dredger Nordic Giant working with the attendant tug Tarka 3 and workboat Commodore operated in an area that lies approximately 3 miles west of Newhaven. The work area has been marked with IALA system buoys to keep passing vessels out of the area during the works.
The actual pipe itself was manufactured in Norway and towed in four sections to Shoreham, where it is now being fitted together into the 1800m long complete length.
It was hoped that the connecting of the sections would be done at East Beach/Tidemills creating income and employment opportunities for Newhaven, but due to local environmental pressure groups this could not go ahead within the necessary timescale.
Phase 2 of the works which is to lay the pipe and backfill the trench, have now started with the arrival in Newhaven of the Backhoe Dredger Mannu Pekka, Tug Tarka 3, Grab barge Strekker,Multicat Llanddwyn Island and workboat Coastal Pioneer. Further attendant/guard vessels, the Trailing suction dredger Sospan Dau and various barges are still to arrive.
The coastal area between Newhaven and Shoreham is going to be a busy place for the next six weeks or so and Mariners are strongly advised to read and take note of Local Notices to Mariners from Newhaven, Brighton and Shoreham.
Westminster Dredging have also issued the below Notice.
Friars Bay Notice to Mariners 080810.
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Second Round Stakeholder Workshops |
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Thursday, 15 July 2010 08:49 |
As part of the Newhaven Port Masterplan, the second round of Stakeholder Workshops were held at the Enterprise Centre, Denton Island to reveal the developments made since the process began in September 2009. The first round of consultations were held in November 2009 and February 2010.
The Port Consultants Royal Haskoning and DMH Stallard presented to the employees of Newhaven Port & Properties on Tuesday 29th June, followed by the wider stakeholders and Port Users Groups on Wednesday 30th June.
The developments of the past nine months were explained and the three options for the regeneration of the Port were disclosed to the attendees. This was followed by an energetic question and answer session where the stakeholders were invited to voice their opinions.
During the afternoon all present were encouraged to study the options and have their input into how they could be modified and improved. The results of this session will be fed back into the Masterplanning process.
Stakeholder booklets will be published shortly for distribution to all those on the stakeholder list so that those who could not attend will be able to see what they missed !A full report on the workshops will also be posted on the Masterplan section of the website shortly.
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A reprieve for Beachy Head Lighthouse |
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Friday, 21 May 2010 13:52 |
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Earlier in the year Trinity House announced its 2010 Aids to Navigation Review draft document which recommended that a number of Lighthouses around the UK coast be dis-continued. This due to the increased use of electronic navigational devices being used by mariners instead of the traditional lights, which are expensive to maintain.
The Newhaven Port Users Group were consulted and invited to comment on the draft proposals, as one of the lighthouses facing being discontinued was Beachy Head, just 7 miles south east of the port.
With the comments received from several of the group, the Harbour Master responded to Trinity House with reasons not to discontinue such an important landmark and navigational aid.
On the 18th May, Trinity House advised the Harbour Master that Beachy Head Lighthouse will not be discontinued. It will however be reduced in range from 20 miles to 8 miles. Also, the fog signal will be discontinued.
Not perhaps the ideal solution to the users of Newhaven Port, but at least the light will remain switched on. Many thanks to those who responded to the consultation.
The full 2010 Aids to Navigation Review can be downloaded from the Trinity House Website at:-
http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/pdfs/aton_review_2010-2015.pdf
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West Quay Users (Fishing) Group |
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 08:51 |
This group has been formed as a sub-group of the main Newhaven Port Users Group to enable dialogue between the Port Authority and the West Quay fishing fleet and to include the Charter vessels operating out of the Marina.
The first meeting was held on the 27th April 2010 at Newhaven Lifeboat Station and thanks go to the RNLI for allowing use of the premises.
The meeting was chaired by Captain Dave Collins-Williams, Newhaven Harbour Master, with David Guy (secretary of Newhaven Fish & Flake Ice Society) and David Strong (NPP Port Operations Supervisor) acting as vice-chairs.
All West Quay fishing vessel operators were invited to the meeting along with a representitive from the charter vessels.
A total of 15 attended and the 2 hour meeting was extremely constructive and productive for all parties.
The next meeting is scheduled for October or November, and it is hoped that more will attend the second meeting having received positive feed back from those that attended. |
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