Marchwood

The MOD has issued the following statement:

“The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has today announced that Solent Gateway Limited has been chosen as the preferred bidder to manage and develop the commercial potential of the Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre, one of the UK’s military ports. The 91-hectare port facility near Southampton provides the MOD with a sea-mounting capability, and is used for sending materiel to and from overseas.

With the port not currently being used to its full capacity, this arrangement is expected to generate significant value for

Defence, in terms of both the profits generated by using the spare capacity at the port, and a reduction in the cost of sea-mounting. The commercial arrangement secures the delivery of MOD’s routine and, importantly, surge requirements. The new port operator will also provide a deployable Reserve capability as part of the Army’s Total Support Force.”

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