Port of London to Unveil £7m Vessel at Seawork

 

London Titan, the Port of London's new £6.97million ($10.5 million) 36-meter mooring maintenance vessel, will be officially unveiled at the opening day of the Seawork International exhibition and conference in June, the event's organizers announced today.

 

Following its launch last month, fitting out and sea trials, London Titan is likely to be seen by upwards of 7,500 visitors at the event, which is held June 16-18 in Southampton. Seawork International is Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition.

 

Built at Manor Marine, Portland Port, in Dorset, London Titan is the PLA’s largest single investment in 20 years.

 

Operating at the UK’s second biggest port and busiest inland waterway, which includes a 95-mile jurisdiction, London Titan will play an important role in the PLA’s work, keeping the Thames in full operation for craft ranging from rowing boats to ultra-large container ships like Munkebo Maersk.

 

“Seawork is the venue of choice for all who work in the commercial marine sector, so it’s the ideal place to unveil Titan," PLA’s marine operations director, Peter Steen said. "She is a uniquely capable design, so Seawork is the perfect platform, with its reputation for new maritime innovations, showcasing vessels, on-board demonstrations, plus being a key industry meeting point."

 

Steen added that the London Titan will start work on the Thames in the summer, where her duties will include navigational and mooring buoy maintenance, salvage, diving support and plough dredging.