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
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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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Each harbour has its own Byelaws. These are local laws for the regulation and administration of the harbour concerned. As a general rule, the Byelaws set out the powers of the Harbour Master and provide for the orderly control of such matters as navigation, mooring and handling of goods and cargo. In some harbours these
Our Ports and harbours business plan sets out how we will manage our facilities during financial year 2022 to 2023. You can download the document here which includes our annual budget. The document can also be found in our Document Centre.
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Following approval by the Harbours Board and Full Council we are pleased to present our fees and charges for our Ports, Harbours and Maritime Services for the forthcoming Financial Year. These come into force on 1st April 2022 and can be viewed here. For our current charges please see Fees and charges 2021/22
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cornwall Council (‘the Council’) as statutory harbour authority for Penzance Harbour has exercised its powers under article 35 of the Penzance Harbour Revision Order 2009 to sell, break up or otherwise dispose vessels which have been left in an unserviceable condition, laid by or neglected in Penzance harbour. The below
Are you looking for a new adventure for 2022? Have you dreamt of working in a place with beautiful views? Then this is the opportunity for you as the Pop Up Sites tender is now open. We are looking for interesting, innovative ideas from artisanal coffee to Zumba classes and everything in between. We have