4 1 0 2 w e i v e R s s e n i s u B Port of Milford Haven Business Review 2014 Port of Milford Haven Business Review 2014 The Port of Milford Haven performed well in 2014, handling over 34m tonnes of cargo, representing an average of 10 shipping movements every day. By any measure the Port of Milford Haven continues to be the UK’s top energy port - it is one of the busiest waterways in the country, serving the energy needs of the British economy, as well as hosting an active boating and yachting community and retaining a significant role as Wales’ largest fishing port. | 1 Port of Milford Haven Business Review 2014 2 | Port of Milford Haven Business Review 2014 | 6 Chairman’s Statement | 8 Chief Executive’s Report | 22 Health, Safety and Security | 26 Environment | 28 Stakeholder Engagement | 32 Business Model | 34 Governance | 37 Board Members | 40 Senior Management Team | 42 Financial Performance | 3 Port of Milford Haven Business Review 2014 2014 Highlights Up to 60 traditional vessels visited the Milford Haven Waterway for Seafair Haven 4 | Murco ceased refining in April Business Review 2014 2014. The site is due to be sold to Port of Milford Haven Puma Energy as a storage and importation terminal The Port sponsored Milford Haven School's new Sixth Form Study Centre A 5MW 20,000 panel solar array at Liddeston Ridge was switched on in Spring 2014. The array, along with the power PATCH was the Port's generated by roof 2014 Charitable Cause mounted solar panels, of the Year resulted in the Port becoming carbon neutral The Port was granted outline planning The redevelopment of permission by Pembrokeshire County Council Wales’ largest fishing for its Milford Dock Master Plan. The port began in 2014. development is set to attract 1 million New fish processing visitors a year and create 600 new jobs units, offices and facilities are being A £6m set of new lock gates were created to boost installed at Milford Marina, making it the industry one of the most accessible locked tidal marinas anywhere in Britain 2014 was Pembroke Dock’s bicentenary year. Tidal Energy Ltd’s Deltrastream HMS Pembroke device was completed on Quay 1 visited Pembroke Port at Pembroke Port. Pembroke Port became a partner with MEP and Wavehub in developing the South Pembrokeshire Wave Demonstration Zone | 5 Port of Milford Haven Business Review 2014 Chairman’s Statement 6 | Port of Milford Haven Business Review 2014 The Port of Milford Haven performed well in communications amongst a broader group of 2014, handling over 34m tonnes of cargo, important stakeholders. As well as local The Port of Milford representing an average of 10 shipping communities, with their dependence on the Port movements every day. By any measure for sustaining and promoting employment Haven performed well the Port of Milford Haven continues opportunities, there are a wide range of to be the UK’s top energy port – it is businesses whose prosperity can be affected by in 2014, handling over one of the busiest waterways in the the Port’s strategy and performance. country, serving the energy needs The Port will be giving a particular focus in 2015 34m tonnes of cargo, of the British economy, as well as to strengthening its accountability to customers, hosting an active boating and local communities and other stakeholders. The representing an average yachting community and Port, as a business itself, is part of the local retaining a significant role as community. Its staff are committed to of 10 shipping Wales’ largest fishing port. engagement with the community and to the The diverse community using success of the Port as an employer and facilitator movements every day. the Waterway have differing of nationally significant economic activity. As an interests and priorities. In employer, the Port is also committed to providing interacting with its many its staff with good employment packages that diverse stakeholders, the Port The Port is setting out to ensure that it support training and career progression. sets out to engage with all collectively accommodates and encourages more On behalf of the Board I would like to thank staff members of the community diverse uses of the Waterway, to build the for their commitment and enthusiasm. The Port and, through dialogue, take a Haven’s future by stimulating new activities in the has made a good start to 2015. We look to the practical approach towards economic areas located around the Haven such future with confidence and enthusiasm. enabling activities to thrive and as Pembroke Port, Milford Marina and Milford develop. This role has been at Fish Docks. This strategy is starting to bear fruit the heart of the Port’s mission with the completion of new lock gates at Milford since it was founded in 1958 with Marina, the investments made to provide new the express purpose of facilitating and better facilities for the fishing industry, which the development and operation of received substantial grant funding through the new facilities in a location able to Welsh Government’s European Fisheries Fund, Peter Jones handle the new breed of super and the support given to businesses located at tankers being built to serve the industry. Pembroke Port to create new demand for In the 57 years since the Port was marine engineering services, whether in boat established, the energy industry has been building and repair, or in the wave and tidal through multiple economic cycles. The Port is energy sector. It is expected that the result of this keen to collaborate with other organisations to activity will create a stronger Pembrokeshire ensure the economy remains strong not only in economy, with greater employment opportunities Pembrokeshire, but across the country, and work for everyone who lives and works here. is ongoing to achieve this through discussions With a strategy of encouraging greater economic with the Haven Waterway Enterprise Zone and diversification around Pembroke Dock and Pembrokeshire County Council. Milford Haven comes the need to improve | 7 Port of Milford Haven Business Review 2014 Chief Executive’s Report 8 | Port of Milford Haven Business Review 2014 In 2014 the Port of Milford Haven biggest ships using the Port. The UK and In 2014 the Port completed a modernisation of its successfully began to realise the benefit of European market remains much the same as pollution response vessel 'Sea Sweep'. With having invested to diversify its business. recognised in the 2013 report and other, more improved capabilities on 'Sea Sweep', the Port The organisation produced a turnover lucrative destinations, attract much of this cargo. disposed of its older pollution response vessel, 'Sea for the year of £23.1m and an That said, Milford Haven is still the leading LNG Mop'. The modern design of tankers and the Port operating profit of £3.4m, broadly in shipping import facility in north-west Europe. community's high levels of vigilance and planning line with the preceding year. The The Port's largest terminal, Valero, was down have led, to a lower incidence of oil pollution. Port ended 2014 with a strong some 1.6m tons on 2013 due to a planned Over many years the Port has seen a steady shift balance sheet and, having made maintenance and upgrade programme carried towards fewer, larger ships. Work continued adjustments within the out in 2014. during 2014 to develop a specification and organisation, continues to One of the biggest sectors affected by the contract for a new fleet of three pilot boats due retain the ability to fund its to come into service in early 2016. These will ongoing investment collapse of the two successive Murco deals in 2014 was the otherwise strong engineering replace the current fleet of four. Alongside that, a programme from profit new operating structure was negotiated with retained within the business. sector based in Pembrokeshire. It is a concern that this sector now has only one refining boat crews. This resulted in one boat being Marine customer in the area. This makes it all the more permanently manned and one on standby at all Volumes for the year were important that the economic activity around the times; the new fleet will dovetail with this, 7m tonnes lower than in Haven is not undermined or diluted any further allowing scope for one boat to be under 2013, reflecting the cessation and, instead, that new engineering and shipping maintenance whilst maintaining the high service of refining at Murco in April activity is attracted into the Haven Waterway level required by customers. 2014. It was a significant blow Enterprise Zone. The new Safepilot portable navigation system is to the local economy that not The Port is used to operating on a continuous now in full operational use within the Port's one, but two deals, to sell the basis through periods of stormy weather. pilotage service. Safepilot provides super-accurate refinery collapsed during the However the storms experienced in the winter positioning independent of ships systems, and course of the year. The proposed of 2014 were particularly severe, with winds of powerful data management and communications sale of the site to Puma Energy up to 100mph measured. Unprecedented functionality including on-screen passage planning, for operation as a storage and damage was wrought on the Port’s floating master pilot exchange and knowledge sharing. importation terminal, together with navigation buoys, however traffic movement on Leisure continues to develop on the river and the the retention of over 50 jobs, is the river was maintained whenever possible biennial Seafair Haven regatta successfully took therefore very much welcomed. We through risk assessment and the professional place with up to 60 traditional craft visiting to look forward to the deal completing and engagement of marine staff.