Firm Foundations for the Isle of Grain

01 Feb 2005

Land and marine geotechnical investigations for a proposed LNG terminal, including an unloading jetty and pipeline at Horseshoe Point on the Isle of Grain in Kent UK, has been completed by Fugro Engineering Services (FES) for Skanska Whessoe . 

Linkspan Lifts Red Funnel's Fortunes

01 Feb 2005

A significant growth in traffic has led Red Funnel , the original Isle of Wight ferry operator, to extend and refurbish two of its three 2,900 ton Raptor class vessels, Red Osprey and Red Falcon , stretching each boat and adding another full length car deck to provide capacity for an extra 80 vehicles. The provision of the extra deck necessitated an additional ro-ro linkspan level at both Southampton and East Cowes as well as the refurbishment of existing hydraulics lifting equipment. 

Tidal Surge of Financial Support for UK Marine Renewables

01 Feb 2005

With the pre-Christmas commissioning of the Scroby Sands wind farm just off the beach at Great Yarmouth, the UK has moved into position as the second largest offshore wind generator in the world, after Denmark. Scroby Sands' 30 turbines, generating a maximum of 60MW, nearly doubled Britain's operational capacity to 124MW. 

Reclamation Contract Awarded

01 Feb 2005

Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract for constructing the entrance to and reclamation of land for the construction of a cruise terminal on the Turk & Caicos islands. The client is Bahamas based T&C Cruise Terminals Ltd , and the total value of the contract is some 3 million. 

Improvements in Full Swing at Skandia Harbour

01 Feb 2005

Excavation, piling and the laying of foundations are in full swing at the eastern Skandia Harbour container yard in the Swedish Port of Goteborg . The quay and the surfaces within the quay are being reinforced while dredging increases the depth alongside 500m of 1,200m long southern quay from 12m to 14.2m in order to handle the higher capacity boxships now coming into service. 

Seabed Study for EuropeAfrica Tunnel

01 Feb 2005

The Anglo Norwegian joint venture of Seacore Ltd and Eidesvik Subsea AS has been awarded an open tender contract by the joint Moroccan and Spanish authorities to perform a marine site investigation of the seabed under the Straits of Gibraltar. 

First Ever Linkspan Order for TTS

01 Feb 2005

Gothenburg based TTS Ships Equipment AB has won a contract from Stena Line Scandinavia AB for the turnkey delivery of linkspan for the Stena Terminal at Verko, near Karlskrona in Sweden. It is TTS's first ever linkspan order. 

Bridge Removal Over Shallow Waters

01 Feb 2005

The Montrose New Bridge , via which the A92 crossed the river South Esk on the East Coast of Scotland until last October, was in fact 73 years old and dying from a form of concrete deterioration known as Alkali Aggregate Reactivity. 

A Planning System For the Sea

01 Feb 2005

UK Government Ministers have backed a pilot project which could lead to a new, plan-led approach to protecting and managing Britain's seas in a more sustainable way.