Progress for Northern Gateway Container Terminal

01 Oct 2007

A major obstacle to the development of PD Ports' proposed Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport UK was removed last month when agreement was reached with Hutchison Ports (UK) regarding rail freight network capacity.   

Refurbished Quay Boosts Tyneside Tourism

01 Oct 2007

The iconic Cunard liner 'Queen Elizabeth 2' berthed at the Port of Tyne on the only scheduled UK stopover of its 40^th Anniversary voyage last month, thanks to a £4 million plus refurbishment of the Tyne Commission Quay by national regeneration agency English Partnerships.  

New Dock for River Cart

01 Oct 2007

The UK’s River Cart has been used for commercial traffic for the first time in at least 20 years by Steel Engineering, a tenant at the Westway Industrial and Distribution Park in Renfrew.  

New LNG Infrastructure for Zeebrugge

01 Oct 2007

The Antwerp based shipping company EXMAR NV has applied to the Zeebrugge Port Authority  for a domain concession for the construction of a discharging and ship to ship transfer installation for LNG and high pressure natural gas in the Port of Zeebrugge.   

Marine Refuelling Challenge Met on Jersey

01 Oct 2007

When a Jersey based marine engineering company required unusual provision for their refuelling needs, Barnsley UK based Cameron Forecourt was able to provide a successful bespoke solution.  

Seabed Drilling for Chinese Port Upgrade

01 Oct 2007

Qingdao Municipal Government in China is investing some $183m this year to upgrade Qingdao Port, which will have a massive container handling capacity of 12m TEU when 23 new deep water berths are built as a result of integrating Weihai Port.  

Pier Works Expand River Transport

01 Oct 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 this summer.  

Extensive Design Study Prefaces Wind Farm

01 Oct 2007

A metocean design has been completed for the proposed ‘Round 2’ Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, planned for the southern North Sea off the UK’s North Norfolk coast, just inside the 12 mile territorial limit. Environmental design and risk management specialists Metoc plc did the work for operator Scira Offshore Energy.  

Growing Interest in Sediment Stability

01 Oct 2007

Glasgow-based marine consultants Partrac Ltd are seeing a continued and rising interest in sediment stability instruments, the Cohesive Strength Meter (CSM).