At A Glance:
- Location : Dover, Kent
- Client: Port of Dover Authority
- Contractor: VolkerStevin
Products Supplied:
- P040/1CSC – 40 litres per second flow rate
- 2no. P500/1CSC – 500 litres per second flow rate
- 2no. P800/1CSC – 800 litres per second flow rate
- P400/1CSC – 400 litres per second flow rate
- Total catchment area covered by SPEL Puraceptor’s = 168,000 m2





Completed in 2019, the Dover Western Docks Revival is the single largest investment undertaken by the Port of Dover Authority to date, with more large investments in the pipeline! The Eastern Docks are what the Port of Dover is most well known for as this is where its ferry services operate from, however the Authority wanted to expand its freight/cargo capabilities, which required constructing a separate Western Docks that would be capable of receiving the large cargo ships. The new dock expansion required large amounts of silt dredging and building up reclaimed land for the new 550m long marina pier.
To ensure maximum protection of the pristine waters of Dover, a large number of full retention oil separators were required to treat the full flow running off the newly paved areas. Full retention separators were chosen to ensure there was no chance of any oil pollution bypassing the separator and so that a large oil spill would be captured thanks to the Automatic Closure Device (ACD) within full retention separators.
The Port of Dover Authority team were heavily involved in the design and specific details of the whole project, including the oil separators and SPEL were chosen due to our consistent, high quality manufacturing. As the separators are positioned right next to the sea, the water table level could potentially be very high. SPEL’s range of tank shell specifications that could ensure a 25 Year Tank Shell Warranty even with the high water table were essential for the Port of Dover Authority.
Due to the separators proximity to the sea, all internal stainless steel parts had to be supplied in 316 Grade Stainless Steel, in case of salt water entering the system and eating away at any 304 Grade Stainless Steel. The Port of Dover Authority wanted ease of maintenance for the separators and therefore a full SPEL coalescer guiderail system was utilised to allow easy removal and reinsertion from ground level of the high capacity, long life coalescers.



