First Piles Driven for Burchardkai Expansion

01 Jun 2007

Work is now well underway on a new container ship berth which is part of a €660m project by HHLA to double the capacity of Hamburg’s biggest box facility, the Burchardkai Container Terminal (BCT).  

Limpet Dam Enables Lock Gate Repair

01 Jun 2007

Nuttall group company John Martin has been using their limpet dam technology to enable repair work on the pintles of Gladstone Lock gates, the important lock system that gives access to the Port of Liverpool.   

Harwich International Port Relocates Berthing Pontoon

01 Jun 2007

In order to accommodate the recently extended Stena Line ro-pax ‘Stena Britannica’ (MJ April) and near sister vessel ‘Stena Hollandica’, which serve the Hook of Holland route twice daily, Harwich International Port has moved the berthing pontoon at their dedicated berth by 25m to the east of its previous location.  

Seawork Exhibitor Enables Marina Expansion

01 Jun 2007

The growth surge in leisure boating saw Dun Laoghaire Marina open on the south side of Dublin Bay in March of 2001 with berthing for 500 vessels. Piling works are underway for an extension which will see berths in place for 800 vessels.  

Wave Dragon Will Fire Marine Construction

01 Jun 2007

Wave energy developer Wave Dragon Ltd has taken the first major step towards deploying the world’s largest Wave Energy Converter (WEC) by submitting their Environmental Impact Statement.  

Dutch DBF Terminal Heads for First-Phase Completion

01 Jun 2007

Construction of the quay wall and filling-in at Rotterdam’s new Delta Barge Feeder (DBF) Terminal at Maasvlakte has been reported all but completed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and terminal operator ECT.  

Launch of New Cruise Facility Pontoons

01 Jun 2007

The construction of the massive reinforced concrete pontoons for the new cruise liner facility outside the Three Graces in Liverpool, the historic home of the British cruise industry, are now nearing completion.  

Construction Row Clouds JadeWeser Project

01 Jun 2007

A top level row over who will build Germany’s billion Euro deepwater JadeWeser Port (JWP) in Wilhelmshaven is threatening to delay a start of construction to late summer.  

Hopes Raised for Irish Marine Works

01 Jun 2007

Ireland’s Minister for Labour Affairs and Clare T.S., Tony Killeen has expressed optimism that the County’s piers and harbours will benefit under a new CLAR scheme.  

Kiel Terminal Coordination is ‘Technical Masterpiece’

01 Jun 2007

The German Baltic seaport of Kiel has completed a € 28.5m Cruise Centre which officials say is one of the most efficient in northern Europe.  

Fos 2XL Construction Starts in September

01 Jun 2007

The Port of Marseilles Authority (PMA) awarded the main construction contract for its Fos 2XL container terminal development.  

Germans Commission €14.5m Quay/Berth Project

30 Jul 2008

German authorities investing a total of €37.5m up to 2009 in the expansion of the growing seaport of Brake on the Lower Weser have now commissioned the construction of a new €14.5m quay as part of the project.