U.K.-based maritime civil, structural, architectural, and environmental engineering services company Arch Henderson (a company of Haskoning), recently visited the Falkland Islands to speak with stakeholders and wider community engagement as part of its contractual work with the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) to conduct and provide the feasibility report for a marina in Stanley Harbour.
Utilising local engineering firm AJAX Engineering, Arch Henderson met with a range of stakeholders, including representatives of the FIDC Board, Falkland Islands Museum & National Trust (FIM&NT) Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce, Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB), Falkland Islands Yacht Club, Falkland Islands Government (FIG) Department of Development and Commercial Services, FIG Public Works Department, and several Members of the Legislative Assembly.
The findings from the meetings will help inform Arch Henderson on the boating market, and potential marina uses against both regional and global market trends. Additionally, the visit serves to help establish a market forecast for potential marina scenarios, providing better understanding of expected number of boats and berths, as well as an insight in user group composition, seasonality and yacht types and sizes.
“FIDC is thus far very pleased with Arch Henderson’s engagement with the Falkland Islands as part of the feasibility work for a marina in Stanley harbour,” said Zachary Franklin, managing director of FIDC. “Additionally, FIDC is grateful for all the organisations and entities that agreed to meet Arch Henderson while they visited. Your expertise around the viability of a marina in Stanley is essential to seeing this project move forward.”
Photo from left to right: Zachary Franklin (Managing Director, FIDC), Gosee de Boer (Marina and Nautical Engineer, Haskoning), Emma Hick (Principal Engineer, Haskoning) and Mark Gilbert (Structural Engineer, AJAX Engineering).
