ABLE is one of the most adept organisations in the world when it comes to the decommissioning and recycling of end of life vessels and marine structures. This is part due to the unique offer to undertake the work at the large scale, specialised ABLE Seaton Port Facility in Hartlepool, North East of England.

We have the capabilities and track record to tackle the most complex and demanding projects and our strong in-house capabilities have enabled us to undertake a variety of challenging assignments for a number of well-established clients whose high standards have always been met or surpassed.

ABLE Seaton Port has the extremely rare and prized distinction of being the only facility outside of the United States that has been certified by the US Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) for the decommissioning of its redundant assets. Four of the vessels from the MARAD Fleet were decommissioned there in 2008/9.

In addition to this, the French Government selected ABLE Seaton Port’s dry dock as the decommissioning facility for their flagship aircraft carrier ‘Le Clemenceau’ in 2009/10. This was a high profile commission awarded to ABLE signalling a step-change in Western nations approach to end of life vessel recycling.

Owing to the complications and structure of these obsolete vessels, strict care is afforded towards the decommissioning process. Overall, ABLE was able to provide a recycling rate of 98% + and with full traceability of all waste streams.