All the pontoons will be fully serviced with power, water and TV provided through service bollards. Also included in the design for the marina will be a fuel berth, pump-out facility, travel hoist and extensive shoreside storage including a dry stack building.

The contract is one of the largest to be struck in recent years for the manufacture, supply and installation of marina pontoons in the UK.

The total contract price for the new marina pontoons will be in excess of £3m and construction of the marina itself, and the design of the pontoons that will form part of the overall structure, has already begun. It's expected that Portland Marina will commence operations in September 2008.

The marina also has 40,000sq ft of business and office accommodation, suitable for yacht brokers, chandlers, marine engineers and numerous other ancillary service companies. These premises are all available for lease, with most overlooking the marina itself.

'This is a prestigious contract to win and we are delighted to be supplying the pontoons for a marina which will always be synonymous with the 2012 Olympic sailing events,' said James Walters, MD of Walcon Marine.