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Trinity House Lighthouse Service & Northern Lighthouse Board
General Lighthouse Authorities Appoint Burness Corlett and Partners to Supervise Construction of New Ships
Trinity House Lighthouse Service and Northern Lighthouse Board today appointed Burness Corlett and Partners Ltd, to design and supervise the construction of two Multi Function Tenders and a Rapid Intervention Vessel as part of a major review of the General Lighthouse Authorities fleet.Commenting on the appointment of Burness Corlett and Partners (BCP) Commodore Peter Melson, Trinity House Director of Operations said:
“ The General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) are delighted with the appointment of BCP to design and supervise the building of our new ships. This build programme resulted from a review of the General Lighthouse Authorities’ fleet and, for the first time, will give us the opportunity to purpose design and build ships that are interoperable across all 3 GLAs. We intend that the reduced running costs of these new ships will make a substantial contribution to the GLAs ongoing drive to reduce Light Dues”.
James Taylor, Chief Executive of the Northern Lighthouse Board added:
“The Northern Lighthouse Board are confident that Burness Corlett and Partners will ensure that the new ships will be designed and built to the highest standards and are delighted that they have been appointed our consultants on this exciting project”.
Philip Codd, Managing Director, Burness Corlett and Partners commented:
“ We are pleased and honoured to have been appointed to assist the GLAs in the design and construction of their new vessels”
The earlier GLA Fleet Review recommended a number of changes to the GLA fleet and its operating parameters including a Rapid Intervention Vessel to survey and mark hazards to navigation in the Straits of Dover.
Further Information
1 For further information please contact Commodore Peter Melson, Director of Operations, Trinity House Lighthouse Service – Tel 020 74816909
21 January 2004