Challenge at Rumble Rock

01 Feb 2002

The Northern Lighthouse Board is responsible for over 350 lights, buoys and navigation beacons in the north of the UK, stretching from Chicken Rock on the Isle of Man to Muckle Flugga in Northern Ireland. 

Walcon Rides High on Marina Mania

01 Feb 2002

Hampshire UK- based Walcon Marine enters 2002 with a healthy order book of marina construction projects maintaining the momentum of a successful 2001. 

Trinity Set for Inquiry Quartet

01 Feb 2002

The precarious nature of obtaining planning consent for UK container terminals has been highlighted at Felixstowe, where the objections of a single individual look set to precipitate a public inquiry. 

Multidisciplinary Site Investigation Close to Shipping Lanes

01 Feb 2002

A multidisciplinary investigation has been completed by Foundation and Exploration Services Ltd (FES) at Harwich UK, where both land and marine drilling were required. 

Versatile Plastic Pilings Are On The Up Down Under

01 Feb 2002

Plastic Pilings Inc, the American manufacturer of marine piles and timber made of recycled plastic, has had a significant entry to the UK market via the Portsmouth Naval Base, where fender piles, wales and vertical fender planking have been selected by the Royal Navy to replace damaged hardwood fenders. 

High-Point in Complex Port Design

01 Feb 2002

Consulting engineers HighPoint Rendel are providing verification of difficult designs for a £250 million deepwater port with a container terminal and free trade zone to be built in the Dominican Republic.