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Commercial Rib Charter
From local start-up to major contractor, Commercial Rib Charter tackles a range of projects
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stablished in 2001, Commercial Rib Charter is the trading name of Solent Rib Charters Ltd. which was started in the Solent providing bareboat and corporate charters of 8-meter Open Ribs. After ten years of steady growth in the local area, culminating with a contract to provide over 60 Ribs for the 2012 London Olympic Games, we began seeing a demand for our Open Ribs on commercial projects, providing safety and guard boat services. Since 2012, growth in our commercial sector has been strong and we have built and purchased a range of vessels to explore wider opportunities. Today, we have ten Cabin Ribs, three catamarans and a ground-breaking ‘amphibious crew transfer vessel’ currently in build, supplemented by a healthy fleet of over 25 Open Ribs. The vast majority of our commercial clients are involved in offshore renewables and most of our work is centred around providing vessels for wind farm crew transfers, interconnector cable landings, offshore dive support, surveying, and safety boat services. We operate out of our office and workshop in Lymington, Hampshire, 18
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