Deep Site Investigations Preface Tallest Tower

01 May 2003

A new company formed from the amalgamation of the UK nearshore and onshore geotechnical divsions of Fugro Ltd and Foundation & Exploration Services Ltd, Fugro Engineering Services (FES), has carried out deep site investigations overwater for the Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower. 

New Pontoon In Place at Brisbane Park

01 May 2003

Sherwood Forest Park, often referred to as Sherwood Arboretum, is situated on the Sherwood reach of the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia. 

Port of Dover Growth Strategy Study Underway

01 May 2003

Consultancy group Halcrow has been appointed by the Dover Harbour Board to help shape the Port of Dover's future as demand for its services begins to outstrip capacity. 

Hutchison Submits Bathside Bay Planning Application

01 May 2003

Hutchison Ports (UK) submitted the planning application last month which, if approved by a public inquiry likely to be held later this year, will see a new deep water container port built on a green field site at Bathside Bay. 

Marina Green Light for Port of Lowestoft

01 May 2003

Associated British Ports (ABP) will build a140 berth marina at its East Anglian Port of Lowestoft following planning approval from Waveney District Council. 

Complex Surveys for New Gibraltar Outfall

01 May 2003

Gibraltar is at the meeting point of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, a geography which produces a highly complex pattern of currents and tides. When the Government of Gibraltar planned a new main outfall a comprehensive integrated survey was necessary to determine the preferred route of the pipe, the ability of the receiving waters to disperse the effluent and the likely effects of effluent discharge on flora and fauna. 

A Pier Appears To Be Art

01 May 2003

The Millbank Pier, the fifth and final new London pier being built with funding from the Millennium Commission, opens this month. 

Rebuild Under Way at Queen's Wharf Falmouth

01 May 2003

A £4 million project to rebuild Queen's Wharf in Falmouth UK began this month following the removal of a massive crane from the seabed. The wharf was destroyed on the night of 8 January during a fire which is thought to have started when a halogen lamp was blown over during a Force Nine gale. The 195m wharf was ablaze along its entire length within just 10 minutes.