Emergency Dredging

Burry Port's dredging and advice contracts name different suppliers

Published 6 August 2026 Updated 14 October 2026 Publisher IMWO Region Europe Confidence Confirmed
Burry Port Harbour emergency dredging evidence review linking the outer harbour, approach channel, hydrographic survey and East Beach placement route

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Carmarthenshire County Council signed Kaymac Marine & Civil Engineering on 29 June 2026 for outer-harbour and approach-channel sand dredging with placement on East Beach. The GBP 425,000 excluding-VAT works have a 13 July to 31 October period. Anthony D. Bates Partnership's GBP 48,848 excluding-VAT advice contract runs from 4 December 2025 to 25 November 2026 and considers mechanical and water-injection dredging over a 5-10-year maintenance horizon. Physical works and accepted advisory deliverables remain unconfirmed.

Two signed contracts with different delivery roles

The two official UK7 histories establish distinct suppliers, signatures, periods and values: GBP 425,000 works and GBP 48,848 consultancy, both excluding VAT. Council records supply ownership, the 450-berth marina and GBP 1 million programme context. Physical progress, accepted advice and payments remain outstanding.

Emergency access and long-term maintenance planning

Outer-harbour and approach-channel access depends on the dredging method, plant, sediment quantities, target depth and surveys, together with permits and acceptance of East Beach placement. The consultancy considers future maintenance options, while the council's GBP 1 million allocation describes a broader harbour investment programme.

Evidence conclusion

Works, advice and harbour funding

Kaymac supplies emergency works and Anthony D. Bates Partnership supplies maintenance advice under separate council contracts. The council is buyer and statutory harbour authority. The advice horizon is separate from the consultancy's published contract period. Works plant, selected method, quantity, depth, surveys, East Beach placement acceptance, practical completion and final account remain outstanding; the consultancy's completed strategy and acceptance are also unconfirmed. The GBP 1 million harbour capital allocation retains its programme scope.

Outstanding evidence

  • Kaymac mobilisation, plant allocation and any downstream contractor
  • Mechanical, water-injection or other selected emergency dredging method
  • Pre- and post-dredge survey, quantity, design depth and accepted depth
  • Sediment testing, permits and East Beach placement acceptance
  • Navigation controls, marina restrictions and restored harbour access
  • Contract variations, practical completion, payments and final account
  • Anthony D. Bates maintenance strategy and 5-10 year intervention plan
  • Owner reconciliation of the GBP 1 million harbour capital allocation

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