New Mussel Harbour for Warrenpoint

01 May 2006

Dawson WAM, the river and marine engineers, have completed the construction of a new mussel harbour and berth development at Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland at a cost of £2.6m for the Warrenpoint Harbour Authority which has enabled the bed of the town dock to be lowered in excess of 3m to provide the berthing depths required to accommodate a new generation of large mussel trawlers. 

£5m Kickstarts Barrow Masterplan

01 May 2006

The first step of a comprehensive masterplan to transform Barrow in the UK has been given the green light with an investment of over £5m from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA). 

Geosynthetic Liner Enables Austrian River Diversion

01 May 2006

A river diversion project in Austria which has released an additional six hectares of land on which to build a new hospital was made possible by a self-sealing geosynthetic clay liner. 

Investment for 'Fast Jets' in Boulogne

01 May 2006

The Boulogne Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced a 20m investment in a new ro-ro berth which is due to go into service in 2007. 

Venice Flood Barrier Works Underway

01 May 2006

Some 40 years after an abnormal high tide flooded the city and made 5,000 people homeless, the massive marine construction project to protect Venice in Italy is now underway. The Modello Sperimentale Elettromeccanico (MOSE) project involves a system of moveable, automatically operated dikes being placed at the entrance of the three main canals connecting the Adriatic Sea to the Venice lagoon. 

No Slip-Ups at Seawork

01 May 2006

Visitors to Godmanchester's inland waterways on the River Ouse can look forward to using four new public mooring pontoons this year. Operated by the UK Environment Agency, the existing mooring pontoons were ageing wooden constructions which were a potential safety hazard for users, especially in wet conditions.