Our premises at Westway benefit from an on site dock facility, specifically designed for the marine transportation of heavy/ bulky unit loads by RO/RO (roll on roll off), or LO/LO (lift on lift off) cargoes.
The dock is on the White Cart Water which is just 1.25 miles from the River Clyde. For large or unusual cargos, where road transportation is not an option, or are bound for a foreign market, this facility provides an effective alternative shipping solution.
The dock base was recently dredged, removing 5,500m³ of sediment, with a view to return the river to optimum levels to suit a range of vessel movements. Some was removed and disposed of off-site. The dock walls, anchorage points and access facilities have also all been recently reconstructed, to allow bigger barges, up to 24m wide – and in fact, it is possible to now also moor a second smaller barge adjacent to the main berth. The length of barge and allowable draft are 76.2m and 3.05m respectively, with the basin floor designed to allow barges to “take the bottom” at low tidal times. Now reconstructed, the dock wall is capable of withstanding a 10kN/m² uniformly
distributed load from the barge. Furthermore, in servicing and loading berthed vessels, defined loading criteria are highlighted, and the new dolphin is designed to accommodate the pull from the line around a 30 tonne bollard, acting in any direction.