Where are our buoys?
Our navigation and mooring buoys have been deployed across the globe. Click on a buoy to find out more about some of our recent projects.
MSI of Barcelona. Port of Barcelona
Where: Port of Barcelona
When: 2009
Why: 1 x EM1750 buoy
Fog Horn Buoys, The Persian Gulf
Where: The Persian Gulf
When: 2007
Why: 5 x EM2400 Fog horn buoys to mark an disused oil rig. Contract won by our local Agent I.T.S. based in Abu Dhabi.
Dingle Bay, Republic of Ireland
Where: Dingle Bay, Republic of Ireland
When: 1989 - 1990
Why: 9 x EM1250 buoys and moorings supplied to mark the newly dredged channel into the refurbished harbour, funded by the EU.
World Bank, Angola
Where: Angola
When: 2007 - 2009
Why: We supplied 150 x EM1250 buoys to a Hampshire based dredging co. contracted by the World Bank to reopen & mark the various waterways in Angola after the cessation of the civil war.
Port of Dakar, Senegal
Where: Port of Dakar, Senegal
When: 2011
Why: We supplied 14 x EM1750 dumb buoys to mark the channel into the port.
Port of Baku, Azerbaijan, BP
Where: Port of Baku, Azerbaijan
When: 2006
Why: We supplied 5 x EM2000 buoys, complete with moorings.
Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
Where: F
almouth Harbour, Antigua
When: 2002
Why: The Antigua Yacht races brings vastly increased traffic to the Falmouth Harbour. As part of a redevelopment to better handle this influx of vessels we supplied
2 x EM1750's & 14 x EM1250's.
Valletta Harbour Marina, Malta
Date: 1995
Where: Valletta Harbour marina
Why: Valletta Harbour marina purchased 5 x 1.25m & 5 x 2.0m.
Bahia Blanca Port, Argentina
Date: December 1999
Where: Bahia Blanca Port
Why: The order for 6 x 2.0m in 1998-9 was won after a 9 month trial. A total order for 100 buoys including 10 to be donated by the Port to the Argentinian Navy at Punta Alta.
Royal Navy, England
Date: 2007
Who: The Royal Navy
Why: Won a contract from the Royal Navy to supply & maintain all navigation & mooring buoys owned by the navy. Purchased 4 x 3.0m Class2 Mk2 Cardinal buoys, 1 x 2.4m Wreck Marker Buoy & 25 Class 2 Cardinal towers using a specially designed adaptor plate to allow the poly towers to be fitted to the Class2 steel buoys. Since then a further 20 towers have been supplied.
EDF Energy, River Tees, England
Where: River Tees, England
Why: EDF Energy ordered 2 x 2.4m & 2 x 3.0m buoys to mark their new wind farm off The River Tees, this farm has 27 turbines total capacity 64 megawatts.
Mostyn Harbour, Wales
Date: 2001
Where: Mostyn Harbour
Why: Mostyn Harbour – River Dee, Flintshire in a JV with P&O Ferries to speed up the UK to Dublin ferry route. Van Oorde was the main contractors for the Terminal & dredging contracts. The channel was marked by 17 x 2.0m buoys supplied in 2001 and a further 1 x EM2.4m in 2012. The whole of the Dee estuary is marked by Corilla buoys & is the route the European Airbus A380 wings take on their route to Toulouse where the aircraft are assembled.
Burnham on Crouch, England
Date: September 2011
Where: Burnham on Crouch, England
Why: Supplied through our UK Agent, 13 x 1.75m buoys, the other half was supplied by Mobilis of France.
Indian Ocean coast off Yemen & Oman
Date: 2010-2012
Where: Indian Ocean coasts of the Yemen & Oman
Why: Macalister & Elliott purchased 8 x 2.4m buoys. These were deployed as FADS, which is a floating tuna fish enhancing area off the Indian Ocean coasts of the Yemen & Oman. These buoys were moored in depths ranging from 200 to 700Mtrs.
ITO, Caspian Sea
Date: 2012
Where: Caspian Sea, Asia
Why: ITO a Dutch company who manufacture buoys & lights required a 3M buoy to suit a new Port & Channel in the Caspian Sea. This was funded by the European bank; we supplied 47 x 3.0m Class2 Mk1 buoys.
Mogadishu Port, Somalia
Date: September 2010 & installed 2011
Where: Mogadishu Port
Why: Mogadishu Port was refurbished & dredged. All financed by the World Food Organisation. Corilla’s Gulf Agents won the order to supply & install 4 x 1.75m, 4 x 2.4 buoys. The buoys were assembled in Mombasa with the help from Corilla, and were deployed from there.
Nelson’s Dockyard Marina, Antigua
Date: 2010
Where: Nelson’s Dockyard Marina, Antigua
Why: As a result of the success of the Falmouth buoy deployment & after the renovation of Nelson’s dockyard, 8 x 1.25m buoys were ordered.
The Danish Maritime Authority, Denmark
Date: 2009
Where: Danish/German sea border
Why: The Danish Maritime Authority purchased an EM3000 Class2 Mk2 to mark a channel between 2 islands. This proved to be successful so they ordered a further 2 x 2.4m & 1 x 3.0m Class2 Mk2 buoy to mark a lighthouse between the Danish/German sea border.
Atlantic Continental Shelf
Date: September 2009
Where: Atlantic continental shelf
Why: The Meteorological Office – UK ordered through, Planet Ocean Ltd. 2 x 3.0m Class2 Mk2 buoys to replace ageing ODAS buoys & moored in 1500Mtrs of water to withstand 18Mtr waves over a period of 24 hours.
North Sea Coast, Germany
Date: 2008
Where: North Sea Coast, Germany
Why: German Wind Farm 2 x EM2400 & 2 x EM3000 buoys purchased by Pelangi International Ltd. Based in Lowestoft –England for use marking a wind farm off the coast of Germany.
The Gambian Port Authority, The Gambia
Date: 2007
Where: River Gambia
Why: The Gambian Port Authority purchased 5 x 1.75m & 1 x 2.4m to be placed in the River Gambia up to Banjul. The buoys were shipped out & Corilla went out to direct the building & deployment of the buoys.
Trinity House Lighthouse Service, England
Date: 2006
Who: Trinity House Lighthouse Service
Why: Requested we take part in a trial with 6 other buoy manufacturers. This trial resulted in the design & supply of 24 3.0m Class2 mk1 & 1 Class2 Mk2 buoys being supplied over a period from 2006/7. The order was won due to the buoys accessibility, stability & ease of maintenance.
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Date: 2005
Where: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Why: The harbour of Port au prince in Haiti ordered 8 x 1.25m buoys to mark the new dredged channel.
Falmouth Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda
Date: April 2002
Where: Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
Why: Requested prices for 14 x 1.25m & 5 x 1.5 buoys to upgrade the harbour facilities for visiting cruise liners; it is also the site of the famous Antigua Yacht regatta (held annually).
Bantry Bay, Ireland
Where: Bantry Bay Terminals
Why: Purchased 8 x 2.0m buoys to mark the bunkering pier. These buoys were subject to 8mtr. High waves & to suppress harsh movements the riser chains were 80Mtrs, long creating a shock absorbing effect. The Marine engineer travelled to Scotland to see these buoys being assembled. It was this site that an engineer from PD Ports travelled to report on the buoys.
PD Ports UK Conservancy manager sent his No.2 John Falconer to investigate the buoys at Bantry Bay Terminals as a result since 2001 they have purchase 74 buoys ranging from the 1.25m, 1.75m, 2.0m, 2.4m, 3.0m & the world’s largest polyethylene buoy of 4Mtrs diameter & 12Mtrs. Overall height launched in 2009. This port has been very supportive of Corilla products by arranging Customer visits when requested.
Brown Root McDermott, Scotland
Where: Ardersier, Scotland
Why: Brown Root McDermott requested & purchased 6 x 1.25m buoys to mark the rig launch channel at Ardersier, These buoys were some of the first to have only wind power charging the lantern battery.
MacAlister Elliot & Co Ltd
Tunafish buoys
Location: Indian Ocean
Macalister & Elliott purchased 8 x 2.4m buoys over 2010/12. These were deployed as FADS, which is a floating tuna fish enhancing area off the Indian Ocean coasts of the Yemen & Oman. These buoys were moored in depths ranging from 200 to 700Mtrs.
Type of Buoy deployed: Name here
Cost of Project: £36,075
