KBS Maritime provides a competitive and agile delivery vehicle, committed to working with Customers and industry partners to support the delivery of operational outputs.
Capabilities
Service Delivery
The Navy relies on our team to maintain critical assets and systems, deliver operational services such as Heavy Lifting and provide Alongside Services support to the Portsmouth Flotilla. On average, this involves 700 ship movements a year, from a single ship movement to the deployment of the Carrier Strike Group. Feedback from our teams informs the development of future programmes, ensuring that the Naval Base continues to evolve – to be more efficient and reliable. We work with the Navy and industry partners under a shared ‘Team Portsmouth’ ethos, committed to supporting how the Navy live, work, train and deploy from the Naval Base.

Major Initiatives:
- Implementation of mobile working systems
- Implementation of remote monitoring and diagnostic tools for the Control Room
- Transition to SFG20 maintenance regime
- Application of flexible working arrangements to meet operational demands
- Training and development of multi-disciplinary operatives
Strategic Estates
Our aim is to help Portsmouth Naval Base become the world’s best defence establishment, supporting delivery of Fleet outputs. We work as a joint Strategic Estates team alongside the Royal Navy to maintain and enable operational delivery through effective planning and investment.
We draw on experience from our commercial partners to ensure that the Naval Base benefits from best practice, innovation and emergent technologies. Above all, we ensure that the Naval Base is a safe place to live and work for the 12,000 people who enter the establishment each day.
Major Initiatives:
- Road Map to ISO55001 accreditation
- Digital Dockyard strategy
- Waterfront infrastructure upgrades
- High/Low Voltage systems upgrades
- Power generation strategy
- Carbon reduction programmes
Project Execution
Portsmouth Naval Base is the second busiest port in the United Kingdom and home of the Surface Fleet. With around 700 ship movements per year, maintaining delivery of the in-year infrastructure investment programme and planning for future years, is a real challenge. Our team works in partnership with the Royal Navy to de-conflict delivery of up to 300 projects per year. This ranges from routine life-cycle replacement projects through to the implementation of new systems. Through our project delivery partners, we ensure that the Navy gets best value from their allocated funding and secure third-party funding for commercial projects.

Major Initiatives:
- Acquisition of a ‘Ship Lift’ capability
- Regeneration of up to 2,500 bed spaces
- Implementation of a low carbon heat network
- Upgrade of High/Low voltage network
- Retro-fitting of asset diagnostic censors
- Upgrade of Command & Control facility
- Upgrade of Jetties and Saltwater systems
- Implementation of ‘rapid transit’ dock solutions
- Conversion of historic buildings

KBS Maritime completes full upgrade to The Alford Schools of Military Music
KBS Maritime Mobilise JOSCAR For Our Supply Chain
Leveraging Technology – The Making Of Maps And More
Embracing diversity during National Inclusion Week
Inclusion goes beyond mere representation; it encompasses the fundamental belief that every individual has the right to be included regardless of their background, identity or perspective. We hear from Cora Burke, who works in the Supply Chain Team as a Contracts Manager, on what Inclusion Week means to her.
KBS Maritime joins the Shaping Portsmouth Community
We are looking forward to working with Shaping Portsmouth and actively contributing to the development of the local area through key initiatives, engaging with local businesses and suppliers while fostering employment opportunities and skills development across the city.
International Women in Engineering Day 2023: Heather Higgins
We hear from Heather Higgins, Principal Mechanical Design Manager, responsible for leading a team of engineers that specify and deliver mechanical infrastructure projects in Portsmouth Naval Base.
International Women in Engineering Day 2023: Vasiliki Kalomoiri
We hear from Vasiliki Kalomoiri, an Asset Design Manager for the buildings within Portsmouth Naval Base. Vasiliki is responsible for the delivery of projects from inception to completion, considering amongst other things the design risks, the Health and Safety and the Net Zero Carbon.
International Women in Engineering Day 2023: Sarah Hedges
We hear from Sarah Hedges, an Electrical Engineer working within the KBS Maritime Engineering, Assurance & Compliance Team (EnACT) and providing engineering support to KBS and other teams on the base and assuring our customer that the base facilities, plant and equipment are compliant and safe to operate.
KBS Maritime achieve Bronze Employer Recognition from the Armed Forces
KBS Maritime has achieved the Bronze Employer Recognition Scheme for the Armed Forces Covenant. This is a significant milestone in our commitment to supporting those who have served our country.