Marine Services

Professional Marine Support Across the South Coast

Littlehampton Harbour Board is ideally situated to provide marine support services throughout the South Coast, from Eastbourne to Southampton, throughout East Sussex, West Sussex and Hampshire, upstream on the River Arun, and to vessels operating within one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.

With a team of fully qualified marine professionals and a versatile fleet of specialist vessels, we deliver safe, efficient and cost-effective solutions for ports, harbour authorities, marine contractors, survey companies, infrastructure providers and vessel owners.

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Multi-Purpose Workboat – ERICA

At the heart of Littlehampton Harbour’s commercial marine service offering is MV Erica, a highly versatile and proven multi-purpose workboat supporting projects across the South Coast. Operated by a team of fully qualified marine professionals, MV Erica delivers reliable, safe and cost-effective support to ports, contractors, consultants, utility companies, offshore developers and public bodies.

Designed to undertake a wide variety of harbour, coastal and offshore operations, Erica seamlessly transitions between survey work, dredging support, towage operations, buoy maintenance, environmental monitoring and marine construction support. Her adaptability, capability and experienced crew make her an ideal platform for a broad range of marine projects, providing clients with a dependable, efficient and professional marine operations partner across the South Coast.

Erica’s Capabilities

⚓ Bed Levelling & Maintenance Dredging
Supporting harbour authorities and marine contractors with channel maintenance and seabed management.

⚓ Bathymetric & Seabed Surveys
Providing a stable and effective platform for hydrographic surveying, seabed investigations and environmental monitoring programmes.

⚓ Wave Buoy Deployment & Servicing
Trusted by environmental and offshore clients to deploy, recover and maintain wave rider buoys and monitoring equipment.

⚓ Buoy Laying & Aids to Navigation
Installation, recovery and maintenance of navigation marks, moorings and special-purpose buoys.

⚓ Marine Construction Support
Supporting lifting, deployment and recovery operations for marine infrastructure, equipment and project assets.

⚓ Towage & Push Tug Operations
A proven towage and push-tug asset capable of supporting vessel movements, pontoon relocations, dredging operations and marine works.

⚓ Pilot Vessel Support
Endorsed pilot vessel capabilities operated by experienced harbour professionals.

⚓ Commercial Vessel Charter
Available for short and long-term charter arrangements across a diverse range of marine operations.

WINDSONG

WINDSONG is a 7.3m aluminium single screw bespoke multipurpose vessel. The vessel is ideally suited for commercial work upstream on the River Arun. Available to hire for safety boat, light work boat duties, cargo and crew transfers, TV and Film support, general marine duties, welding and salvage. AS of 2022, also equipped for single beam bathymetric surveys and pressure washing.

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Contact Us

Whether you require survey support, dredging services, towage assistance, buoy work, marine construction support or a specialist vessel charter, we’d be pleased to discuss your requirements.

📞 01903 721215
📧 harbour@littlehampton.org.uk

Please note that availability is subject to Littlehampton Harbour’s pilotage, emergency response and statutory conservancy responsibilities.

Littlehampton Harbour Marine Services
Professional people. Proven vessels. Practical marine solutions.

Trusted by Industry

Littlehampton Harbour Board has supported projects for a wide range of respected organisations including:

Environment Agency, Trinity House, Fugro, ABPmer, Partrac, Natural Power, Southern Water, Rampion Wind Farm, BAM Nuttall, WSP, Tarmac, Channel Coast Observatory, Mackley, WPH Marine, Water Lodge, Keynvor MorLift, Sussex Yacht Club, local authorities throughout Sussex, marina operators and private vessel owners.

Our clients return because they know they can rely on our vessels and crew to provide a professional service, adapt to changing operational requirements and deliver safe, practical solutions in challenging marine environments.

“Mike and the team at LHM helped us maintain our Boatyard facilities including Slipways and Pontoon dredging. Mike and his team at Littlehampton were incredibly professional and did a fantastic job for us at North Shore. LHM effectiveness, combined with their cost-effectiveness, makes LHM a fantastic option for us. LHM did great work for us and achieved real results quickly he was also able to work around our operational needs and was very easy to communicate with. His team managed to mobilise at short notice to help us when we were in a sticky situation. Ultimately, the work that he did for us allowed us to deliver better services for our customers and increase our revenue. I would 100% recommend using Littlehampton Harbourmaster and Mike’s team for your marine services.” Henry Message – Business Leader | Strategic Development at Northshore Boatyard

We have worked closely with Littlehampton Harbour Board, particularly with works on board vessel Erica, and have consistently received a professional, reliable, and high-quality service. The crew’s expertise, dedication, and strong commitment to safety have been instrumental in the successful delivery of our offshore operations. We greatly value their responsiveness, flexibility, and customer-focused approach, as well as their commitment to operational excellence.

We would not hesitate to recommend their services to others seeking a dependable vessel provider. Patrick Hales – Senior Survey Engineer