Giant Pontoon Cruises into Liverpool

01 Feb 2007

The Canada Graving Dock in Liverpool is playing host to an unfamiliar type of construction. The dock, which was the largest in Europe when it was built in the 1880s, has seen the construction of the Cunard Liners Lusitania and Mauretania. The latest structure to be added to the dock’s CV is the construction of the new reinforced concrete pontoons to be used as part of the city’s new cruise liner facility.  

Seamark Placed for Margate Treatment Project

01 Feb 2007

The offshore components of Southern Water’s £80 million wastewater treatment project at Margate UK are nearing completion (see Maritime Journal September 2006).Once completed, 20m litres of dry weather flow wastewater generated daily by 93,000 people in Margate and Broadstairs will be discharged into the sea at Margate following treatment at the Foreness Point and Weatherlees treatment plants.   

Small Civils Award for Cowes Breakwater

01 Feb 2007

A new breakwater for The Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes has won the British Construction Industry Small Civil Engineering Project Award at a ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.  

Dutch Deliver New Orleans Flood Protection

01 Feb 2007

Netherlands based consultancy and engineering company Arcadis, in a joint venture with Bioengineering Group, has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide general design support services, multidisciplinary consultancy services and construction management services, primarily within the limits of the New Orleans District, by the New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The joint venture of Arcadis and Bioengineering Group has teamed with HNTB and Tetra Tech and will utilize support from Dutch WL Delft Hydraulics and Alkyon for specialized hydraulic expertise.  

Skills Shortage Set to Affect Marine Industries

01 Feb 2007

Industrial growth is warmly welcomed worldwide. It ensures the future of countries, market sectors, companies and employees. Unfortunately however, it brings its own set of problems. Problems that the marine construction and offshore engineering sector is now being forced to face. A serious skills shortage is hitting the market. ‘The industry is extremely busy and expected to remain so for a number of years, said Hugh Williams, chief executive of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA). ‘Many companies are experiencing significant challenges in recruiting sufficient trained and skilled personnel for their projects all over the world. This is placing significant pressure on their desired growth and ability to deliver services.’   

Larger Container Ships Require More Efficient Fenders

01 Feb 2007

Changes in shipping patterns and ship dimensions are providing a number of challenges for suppliers of mooring systems. Until quite recently, the size of container ships was limited by the size of the locks of the Panama Canal, which offered the shortest route from Asia to the east coast of the United States. That meant they could be no larger than 300 meters long and 32 meters wide. But a change in the direction of trade flows has had a major effect on the shipping industry.  

Preferred Partner Selected for Ireland’s New Port

01 Feb 2007

Drogheda Port Company has selected a consortium as preferred bidder following an open competitive process to secure a joint venture partner to co-develop Ireland’s new deepwater port at Bremore Co Fingal.  

Mojo Keeps Marine Works Moving

01 Feb 2007

Mojo Maritime has recently commenced a new assignment undertaking project logistics for client Tresco Estates , in support of their infrastructure development project on the Isles Of Scilly. The challenge of shipping large quantities of construction materials from the mainland to the Islands was undertaken by Mojo Maritime continues using the company’s transport vessel Samakiand landing craft Portree II. For more remote locations the materials will be transhipped onto the landing craft to access shallower bays.