Marine Construction Boom Sparks Dredger Building Response

01 Dec 2006

The global boom in port construction and land reclamation works has sparkedconfident fleet renewal programmes by the major international dredging contractors, with the emphasis currently on versatile medium size trailer suction hopper dredgers.  

A Tidal Advantge at Sovereign Harbour

01 Dec 2006

Sovereign Harbour is an exclusive residential development set around a series of complex marinas and tidal basins in Eastbourne, East Sussex UK. The entrance feature to the site consists of a large breakwater and a tidal outer harbour, which allows shelter and emergency mooring facilities for boats, before a pair of twin locks allow entry into the sheltered waterways of the development.   

$100m New Marine Works for Jan De Nul

01 Dec 2006

Belgian marine construction and dredging contractor Jan De Nul has been awarded two contracts by Aker/Exxon relating to the Adriatic LNG contract. At Algeciras in Spain a berm and tow-out channel must be dredged to allow a large Gravity Base Structure (GBS) constructed in dry dock there to be towed out to sea. The berm will be dredged by Jan De Nul’s backhoe dredger II Principe and/or the cutter suction dredger JFJ De Nul.  

Bridge Refurbishment Awarded

01 Dec 2006

At a value in the region of £2.5 million, the order to refurbish the Lowestoft Bridge in Suffolk is Bosch Rexroth’s single largest order in the UK. Placed in July 2006 the order is to undertake some major electrical and mechanical refurbishment work on the twin bascule bridge, which spans a dock channel located in the centre of Lowestoft, Suffolk on the busy A12.   

Restoration Completed of Queen’s Stairs

01 Dec 2006

The Crown Estate and Greenwich Foundation in the UK have completed the restoration of the historic Queen’s Stairs on the banks of the River Thames at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich. These are the steps over which Admiral Lord Nelson’s coffin was carried before and after his lying in state in the Painted Hall of the Greenwich Hospital in January 1806 prior to the grand river procession that saw his body taken by royal barge to Westminster.  

Team in Place for WestWave Project

01 Dec 2006

Renewable energy generator E.ON UK and Ocean Prospect have agreed to work together to develop proposals for a potential 5MW wave power project in the sea off Cornwall. The pioneering scheme would be connected toWave Hub, an offshore electrical ‘socket’ developed by the South West of England Regional Development Agency.