Staff Following the departure of Harbour Master Matthew Wheeler the Maritime Manager has been acting Harbour Master at Penzance. A recruitment process for Matt’s successor has now been completed and we are pleased to announce that James Broughton will join Cornwall Council in June. James brings a wealth of experience to the harbour with him […]
Penzance Harbour Update Spring 2022 Read More »
Staff update Following the retirement of Harbour Master Michael Ridgway at the end of last year Darleen Ellis has been overseeing day to day operations assisted by the Maritime Manager and Truro Harbour Master. Following a successful recruitment process we are pleased to announce that Kimberley Johnson, a former Royal Fleet Auxiliary Deck Officer, will
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Staff Following the retirement of Harbour Master Michael Ridgway at the end of last year the Maritime Manager has been acting Harbour Master assisted by our Seasonal Maritime Assistant Stuart Austin who has worked at the harbour since summer 2021. Stuart has now joined the harbour on a fulltime basis following the retirement of Ian
St Ives Harbour Update Spring 2022 Read More »
Over the recent Bank Holiday weekend, we undertook the first lock movement of the year with 3 vessels locking out on 30th April in front of a large audience (thanks to ‘The Beach Haven’ for the drone picture). This followed the annual sand clearance and dressing of the mooring area by our contractor Teignmouth Marine
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Shipping movements There have been no significant ship moves since the last update. We still have the old salvage tug ‘Gladiator’ in layup. Cargo vessels to Lighterage Quay The most recent vessel to load scrap from Truro was ‘Bon Vivant’. She loaded 1627 tonnes of scrap metal. The ship came to Truro in ballast from
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