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SKMW in the News
Local Entrepreneur receives praise
The Labour Spokesman 2009
Friday, 1st May 2009, was a day when history was made in the twin island Federation of St Kitts and Nevis, as St Kitts Marine Works Ltd officially opened its Haul out Facility at New Guinea on St Kitts. This development is quite expansive as it comprises, inter alia, a boat yard, a 150 ton marine travel lift and a pier. The modern marine travel lift is a critical feature of the Facility, and is a type of mobile crane that is designed to lift vessels out of the sea, and move them to areas on land and vice versa.
KITTITIAN COAST GUARD VESSEL “STALWART” SAILS AGAIN
The Bajan Reporter 2010
Regiwell Francis of St. Kitts Marine Works explained that excavators worked very close to the boat removing the sand from the sides, while a shell clamp positioned on a barge removed the sand from the sea floor.
New yard in St. Kitts brings Caribbean options to the Big Three
The Tri-ton 2009
The opening of St. Kitts Marine Works Ltd. (SKMW) in May highlighted a move by Caribbean yards to accommodate larger and larger vessels for storage and repairs.
The new facility in St. Kitts boasts a 165-ton Travelift. This makes SKMW – along with Puerto Del Rey Marina in Puerto Rico with its 165-ton lift, and Peake Yacht Services in Trinidad with its 150-ton lift – the Big Three yards in the islands for yachts over 100 feet.
New Boat yards offer more service.
Caribbean Currents 2009
The opening of St. Kitts Marine Works Ltd. (SKMW) in May highlighted a move by Caribbean yards to accommodate larger and larger vessels for storage and repairs.
The new facility in St. Kitts boasts a 165-ton Travelift. This makes SKMW – along with Puerto Del Rey Marina in Puerto Rico with its 165-ton lift, and Peake Yacht Services in Trinidad with its 150-ton lift – the Big Three yards in the islands for yachts over 100 feet.