New Lock to Serve Olympics Site

01 May 2007

British Waterways has commissioned the building of a new lock and water control structure on the Prescott Channel in the Bow Back Rivers of east London.  

£35m Terminal Construction Underway at BelfastAn artist’s impression of the new Belfast terminal, which is due to be operational for summer 2008.

01 May 2007

The Port of Belfast has begun work on a new £35m Stena Line ferry terminal which will cut journey times as it literally brings the Port closer for those travelling from Scotland.   

Pier Renovation Sped by Robotic Cutter

01 May 2007

A hydrodemolition robot from Sweden’s Aquajet Systems AB is helping Triton Marine Construction to achieve impressive production rates in the removal of spalled concrete from two piers at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii USA.  

Partnership Approved for Coastal Defence Works

01 May 2007

A joint venture between Westminster Dredging and Dean & Dyball Construction has secured a place on the UK Environment Agency’s National Contractors Framework 2 (NCF2) with regard to the development and construction of coastal defence schemes on a national basis.   

Pier Works Expand River Transport

01 May 2007

Wandsworth Riverside Quarter, next to Wandsworth Park on London’s River Thames, is making an additional £100,000 investment in moorings at the new pier which allowed the Putney to Blackfriars river taxi service to start calling there last month.  

Hopes Raised for Irish Marine Works

01 May 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. CLAR is a targeted investment programme for rural areas that have suffered more than a 35% drop in population between 1926 and 2002.   

Limpet Dam Enables Lock Gate Repair

01 May 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.   

Czechs Fund New Elbe Shipping Channel

01 May 2007

Sweden based construction group Skanska has won a contract to construct a shipping channel in the Czech Republic.  

Seawork Debut for Modular Pontoon System

01 May 2007

Making its Seawork debut next month on Stand 86 is Magic-Float UK, a new subsidiary of Magic-Float Enterprise Co Ltd, a global manufacturer of modular dock and pontoon systems.