Habitat Agreement Paves Way for Port Construction

01 Sep 2003

Traditionally adversarial relationships between environmentalists and port developers have been reversed by a pioneering agreement between Associated British Ports and leading UK conservation organisations which will help to safeguard the future of the Humber Estuary as one of Britain's key habitats for migrating birds. 

Mowlem Feasts On Ferry Berth Construction

01 Sep 2003

New UK ferry terminals built by Mowlem Marine have opened recently at Holyhead and Scrabster Harbour , Caithness, Scotland. 

Dubai Double for Dutch Dredgers

01 Sep 2003

The phenomenal sold-out success of Jumeirah Palm Island off the coast of Dubai has led to a second major land reclamation project for the Netherlands' Van Oord ACZ .The dredging and marine contractors, in co-operation with another major Dutch dredging group, Ballast Ham Dredging , have now landed a 200m contract to create the land for Globe Island , agroup of separate islands representing all the continents in the world. 

RiaRemediation Is Aviles' Salvation

01 Sep 2003

An environmental clean-up operation in the old heavily industrialised Asturias region of Spain is turning a contaminated sedimentation basin of a river mouth into an inviting urban green space for the coastal town of Aviles. 

Lunar Technology Aids Wind Farm Construction

01 Sep 2003

The first of 30 turbines was fitted at the UK's newest offshore windfarm at North Hoyle , 8 to 11 km, off the coast of Wales, on 19 August. The site is set to generate 60MW of power, enough to run 50,000 homes, when it becomes operational later this year. 

Pontoon Installation Contract Awarded

01 Sep 2003

A contract to supply and install pontoon systems at Kirkwall and Stromness marinas in the Orkney Islands was awarded at the end of June. 

United Kingdom Embarks on Maintenance Dredging Initiative

01 Sep 2003

The British Marine Federation (BMF) and ports bodies in the UK have come together to represent the interests of marinas and ports in the UK whose ability to conduct maintenance dredging is being adversely affected by the Habitats Directive . 

ABPmer Commissioned to Undertake Dredging Field Studies at Fleetwood

01 Sep 2003

ABPmer in the UK has been commissioned by ABPFleetwood to undertake field assessment and modelling studies to investigate the most cost effective method of undertaking maintenance dredging of the ro-ro berth and approach channel at Fleetwood. 

Interbeton Awarded Contract to Build Breakwater in Cameroon

01 Sep 2003

Interbeton - part of the Royal BAM Group in the Netherlands - has been awarded a contract for the design and construction of a breakwater for Limbe shipyard in Cameroon, West Africa. The contract is valued at around ? 27m, and the client is Chantier Naval et Industriel du Cameroun SA. 

Funding for Deepwater Windfarm

01 Sep 2003

The world's first deepwater offshore wind farm is to be developed with government support from Scotland and the UK. Late last month, Scotland's First Minister Jack McConnell announced a research grant of up to £194,000 for offshore oil operator and its research partner Scottish and Southern Energy . 

Challenging Pile Remediation Job for Seacore

01 Sep 2003

Gweek, Cornwall-based Seacore has completed a challenging pile remediation project on behalf of BP Norway for a new four-legged water injection jacket standing in 76m of water in the Valhall Field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.