Oil Leak Deflates UK Port Figures

01 Jun 2004

The British Government's Department for Transport , which has recently rejected a proposed new container terminal at the Port of Southampton and must pass judgement on three more large schemes, has published provisional National Statistics on freight traffic through UK ports in 2003. 

MAREC 2004 Sees Seas of Opportunity Offshore

01 Jun 2004

Governments have pledged that new and renewable energies will play an ever growing role in their national energy mixes. 

Support for Tenby RNLI

01 Jun 2004

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution 's new boathouse and slipway at Tenby in South Wales will be supported on a forest of tubular steel monopiles specialist marine civil engineering contractors Seacore has installed into the seabed rock. 

Marine Energy Challenge Assessing Projects

01 Jun 2004

The Carbon Trust has chosen consulting engineers Halcrow Group Ltd , in partnership with engineering specialists Peter Brotherhood Ltd and Abbott Risk Consulting Ltd , as one of the main engineering consortia to be involved in its new Marine Energy Challenge (MEC) programme. 

Marine Hubbub in South West UK

01 Jun 2004

The South West of England Regional Development Agency (RDA) has appointed a project manager to take forward proposals to develop the Wave Hub , a proposal to kick start the region's sea power industry. 

Germans Expand Specialist Port Facilities

01 Jun 2004

Specialist facility expansion in Germany's two biggest seaports up to late 2005 is costing a total €60m, according to plans now revealed in Hamburg and the Weser ports complex of Bremen/ Bremerhaven. 

The Tide Turns Against Marine Corrosion

01 Jun 2004

Corrosion is probably the single most serious cause of deterioration of reinforced concrete structures and is particularly prevalent in buildings and structures subjected to salts from the sea. 

Stemat Savours Successful Sinkings

01 Jun 2004

The building consortium HSL Drechtse Steden wasresponsible for the design and construction of a new high speed rail line between Zwijndredcht and Moerdijk in Holland. This section of the route contains two submerged tunnels, one under the river Oude Maas and the other under the river Dordste Kil. 

Essex Flood Defences Strategy Due

01 Jun 2004

Consulting engineers Halcrow is in the final stages of a project on the Roach and Crouch estuaries in Essex. 

Modular Pontoons at seawork

01 Jun 2004

The British company that earlier this year purchased the Eirfloat modular pontoon system manufactured and previously based in Ireland have got off to a flying start with a string of important orders. The company and the brand are now renamed Airfloat and will be exhibiting at seawork2004 . 

Scotland Zones In On Marine Renewables

01 Jun 2004

The UK Government and the Scottish Executive are planning to deliver a one stop shop approach for offshore renewable energy consents in waters around Scotland. 

ICS Sand Scrubbers at seawork

01 Jun 2004

seawork exhibitor International Commercial Shipping (ICS) has recently established itself in the worldwide dredging and sand scrubbing business. 

Heavenly Fenders for Port of Angels

01 Jun 2004

Pier 400 is an all new facility built at the Port of Los Angeles in California USA. New berths and container areas are set to open, expanding on a first phase which was completed in August 2002. In total, Pier 400 adds six new berths which cater for vessels up to and including 230,000 tonnes displacement. 

Fugro Has a Boring Time in Poole

01 Jun 2004

The proposed second crossing for Poole Harbour will span a 19m stretch of the Backwater Channel between Poole and Hamworthy. Designed to become a memorable landmark, the new bridge will feature two triangular bascules which, as vessels pass through, will rotate into the vertical position forming a visually dramatic twin sails effect. The bridge will open hourly, 3000 times per year, and be capable of operating in wind speeds of 70mph. 

Geotextiles Secure Canal Bed at Minden

01 Jun 2004

The Mittellandkanal is one of the most important navigable waterways in Germany, providing an east-west route for inland waterborne transportation. Ships' draughts continue to increase and are currently anything up to 2.50 metres. This has created a problem for the Mittellandkanal at Minden West. 

BMT Inputs Boxport Design

01 Jun 2004

British Maritime Technology 'sSingapore based subsidiary BMT Asia Pacific Pte Ltd hasrecently advised on the design of a major new deep water container terminal at Sepangar Bay in eastern Malaysia. The study considered where the terminal needed to be located to minimise dredging and enable ships to manoeuvre safely in the area, avoiding potentially dangerous reefs.