Williams Shipping is a marine services & logistics company based in Southampton, England. Its services include vessel chartering, marine operation services, oil spill response,[1] road transport, marine lubricants and container hire.

Williams Shipping
Williams Shipping Marine Ltd
Williams Shipping Transport Ltd
Company typePrivate Limited Company
IndustryMarine
Founded1894
FounderGeorge Williams
HeadquartersSouthampton, United Kingdom
Number of locations
3
Services
Number of employees
100
Websitewilliams-shipping.co.uk

History

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George Williams founded the company in 1894, after a career working on windjammers.[2]

Marine Fleet

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Vessel Name Vessel Type Length / Breadth (m)
Willendeavour Multicat 22 x 9
Willsupply Multicat 20 x 7
Wiljive Multicat 15.5 x 6
Wiltango Multicat 15.5 x 6
Willdart Workboat 14.5 x 4.9
Wilcat Multicat 14 x 6
Willpower Tugs & Workboats 22.5 x 7.25
Wilanne Tugs & Workboats 16.9 x 5.3
Lilah Tugs & Workboats 16 x 5
Wilventure II Fast launch 13.9 x 4.3
Willfetch Fast launch 11.7 x 4
Wiljay Tugs & Workboats 11.1 x 3
Wilwren Tugs & Workboats 9.2 x 3
Wilcarry 1750 Pontoons & Barges 45 x 20
Wilcarry 1711 Pontoons & Barges 50 x 18.8
Wilcarry 1717 Pontoons & Barges 50 x 18.8
Wilcarry 1500 Pontoons & Barges 50 x 14
Wilcarry 504 Pontoons & Barges 30 x 11.2
Wilcarry 503 Pontoons & Barges 30 x 11.2
Wilcarry 501 Pontoons & Barges 30 x 11.2
Wilcarry 350 Pontoons & Barges 33.2 x 9.8
Wilcarry 312 Pontoons & Barges 33.6 x 8.1
Wilcarry 300 Pontoons & Barges 36 x 8
Wilcarry 250 Pontoons & Barges 45.1 x 8
Wilcarry 100 Pontoons & Barges 14 x 8
Wilcarry 22 Pontoons & Barges 12.7 x 5
Blade Runner Two Shallow water barge 75 x 9.5

Transport Fleet

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In 2014, the company acquired a 100 tonne crawler crane with a boom of 42 metres.[3]

In 2015 the company expanded its transport fleet with Euro-6 DAF XF tractor units to furnish its specialist logistics and general haulage operations. Trucks include three XF 510 FTG Super Space Cabs plated at 65-tonnes, two 44-tonne XF 460 FTG Space Cabs and an XF 460 FTR Space Cab with 47 tonne Hiab Crane.[4]

In 2016 the company purchased a Hyster reach stacker and developed a 1-acre area of its Millbrook site into a cargo handling yard.[5]

Locations

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The company has offices in the Eastern Docks and Millbrook areas of Southampton, in Aberdeen and in Pembrokeshire.[6] Its office in Pembroke Port opened in 2004 as part of a joint venture with Milford Haven Port Authority.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "UK Spill". UK Spill Association.
  2. ^ "Williams Shipping Group". About Williams Shipping.
  3. ^ "Williams Shipping reaches for the sky". Maritime Journal.
  4. ^ "Williams Shipping sets sail with new DAF XF fleet". DAF Trucks.
  5. ^ "Southampton-based marine firm given £250,000 boost". Daily Echo. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  6. ^ Shipping, Williams. "Contact". Williams Shipping. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Williams Shipping finds a fresh Haven". Daily Echo. Retrieved 21 March 2019.