Marine Works Preface Battersea Revamp

01 Sep 2006

Hampshire UK based Commercial Marine and Piling (CMP) has completed a £1m contract at Battersea Power Station in London to refurbish the existing jetty for use as a commercial wharf. It will be used to remove spoil from redevelopment works at the site, which is one of the largest construction projects in the capital. 

DEFRA Announces Fee Rises for Marine Licensing

01 Sep 2006

DEFRA in the UK has announced that fees for marine industry environmental licences would increase at the end of July. 

Plain Sailing for Pennine in Spain

01 Sep 2006

The decision of defending America's Cup Champions, landlocked Switzerland, to stage the 2007 event from the Spanish Port of Valencia has led to an explosion of port development and housing works which are transforming the city itself as well as the nearby coastline from where many thousands will watch the racing. 

TTS Awarded SemiSubmerged Linkspan Contract

01 Sep 2006

TTS Port Equipment AB has been awarded a contract for a semi-submerged linkspan for use by island traffic outside Gothenburg, Sweden. The semi-submerged linkspan will be a vehicle deck structure hinged to the quay. 

£300m Bristol Port Company Development Pushes Forward

01 Sep 2006

Bristol Port Company is consolidating plans announced last year to build a 300m deepwater container terminal on reclaimed land outside the Avonmouth dock complex and now expects to submit a planning application before the end of this year. 

Pontoons Cap Fishing Harbour Revamp

01 Sep 2006

Southampton UK based Solent Marine designed and built 80 pontoon sections and designed a 36m linkspan bridge which recently completed a multi-faceted project to create moorings for the fishing fleet in Cornwall's Newlyn Harbour. 

Reclamation Work Begins on First Island at Dubai Waterfront

01 Sep 2006

Dubai Waterfront, the world's largest waterfront development and a subsidiary of Nakheel, has begun reclamation work on the first of seven islands to be reclaimed at the project. 

'Crystal' Clears the Way for Cleaner Seas

01 Sep 2006

The Seacore jack-up barge Excalibur has recently been mobilised as part of Southern Water's £80m wastewater treatment scheme that is expected to bring 'unprecedented environmental improvements' to the Kent coastal towns of Broadstairs and Margate. 

O Cuiv Approves €3.9m for Marine Works

01 Sep 2006

Eamon O Cuiv T D, Ireland's Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, has announced that he has approved 3.9m of funding for major marine works on the island of Inishbofin in County Galway. 

Conference and Workshop

01 Sep 2006

The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced details of an important two-day conference and workshop on contract management for dredging and maritime construction The event will be held in London in October 2006 and will be organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on behalf of CEDA and the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) with the support of FIDIC. Attendance at the conference will attract Continuing Professional Development points. 

'No Comment' is Good News on Dublin's New Pontoons

01 Sep 2006

Whilst Dublin's new water bus Spirit of Dockland's and its Liffey Voyage have been the focus of much media attention and admiration, no one seems to have noticed the equally impressive pontoons that are an essential part of the same initiative. 

Ukraine's Plans for Danube Questioned by UNECE Report

01 Sep 2006

The Ukraine's plans to upgrade a shipping channel in the Danube Delta will endanger local wildlife by destroying the habitats of birds and fish, a UN panel said recently.