Cromarty Firth Port Authority Reveals Vision for the Future

01 Sep 2004

A long term vision for Scotland's Cromarty Firth, which sees the centre of gravity of port infrastructure moving closer to the mouth of the firth, has been revealed today by the Cromarty Firth Port Authority (CFPA). 

Drill Time for Kent Sea Defences

01 Sep 2004

Mackley Construction , a key supply chain member for the UK Environment Agency 's National Framework Contractor Van Oord UK Ltd , is making substantial environmental, time and cost savings with the innovative first time use of two American E-Z Drill pedestrian controlled drill rigs, on a major sea defence project on the Kent coast. 

Gothenburg's Monopile Challenge Met

01 Sep 2004

Specialist UK marine contractor Seacore has successfully used a combination of reverse circulation drilling and vibratory pile driving techniques, in conjunction with novel and versatile pile handling equipment, to install, several weeks ahead of programme, tubular steel monopiles in extremely variable sea bed conditions along the main access channels to the Swedish Port of Gothenburg . 

Flood Strategy for Stour and Orwell Estuary

01 Sep 2004

Halcrow has been commissioned by the UK's Environment Agency to undertake a strategic review of the approach to the flood defence system within the Stour and Orwell Estuary complex on the Essex and Suffolk borders. 

A Big HIT for Port of Immingham

01 Sep 2004

Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced its largest ever investment in a terminal development, £44. m for a new coal facility at its Port of Immingham which will serve the UK's electricity supply industry.