Serco Marine Services
| Industry | Marine Services |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Parent | Serco Group |
| Website | www.sercomarine.com |
Serco Marine Services is an auxiliary maritime service provided by Serco Group to Her Majesty's Naval Service (incl. Royal Navy, Royal Marines) and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Marine Services primarily operates from the nation's three main naval bases, HMNB Portsmouth, HMNB Devonport and HMNB Clyde, but also supports training and operations overseas, as well as at various British Overseas Territories. Marine Services was previously provided by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service until its disbandment in 2008. Thereafter, it was briefly provided by Serco Denholm (a joint venture between Serco Group and Denholm Group) until Denholm's share was bought out in late 2009 by its larger partner, Serco.
In 1976, the former Admiralty Yard Craft Service merged with the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service to provide Marine Services for the United Kingdoms Naval Service. However, by 1996 Marine Services was put out to commercial tender by the Ministry of Defence Warship Support Agency (now part of the Defence Equipment and Support organisation) which resulted in all tugs, lifting craft and various tenders being operated by Serco Denholm (the joint venture between Serco Group and Denholm Group). The commercial tender awarded to Serco Denholm also included the management of naval bases Devonport, Portsmouth and Clyde. At the time of the International Festival of the Sea in 2005, Serco Denholm were operating over 120 vessels in support of the Naval Service, including tugs, passenger vessels, pilot boats and a range of stores and tank-cleaning lighters. Although Serco Denholm operated and provided all auxiliaries, it did so under the then Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.
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