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Boxport Building at Global Trade Crossroads
30 Jul 2008
Moroccan authorities definitely met the deadlines on TangerMed port project, as APM Terminals Tangier, a subsidiary of AP-Moller Maersk, inaugurated the first container terminal of the huge complex on 27th July, the concession of which it won for 30 years.
New Projects Boost Hamburg Port Capacity
30 Jul 2008
Two new expansion projects, one completed and one still to come, will further increase container handling in Germany’s biggest seaport Hamburg.
MJ Sponsors International Conference on Coastal Management
30 Jul 2008
Maritime Journal joins the UK Environment Agency, Birse Coastal, and SCOPAC (Standing Conference On Problems Associated with the Coastline) in sponsoring the International Conference on Coastal Management, which will be held at the Mercure Holland House Hotel and Spa in Cardiff UK on 31 October and 1 November, with an optional Technical Visit on 2 November.
New Dock for River Cart
30 Jul 2008
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
30 Jul 2008
The Antwerp based shipping company EXMAR NV has applied to the Zeebrugge Port Authority (MBZ) 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
30 Jul 2008
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
30 Jul 2008
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. The Guangxi New Harbour Engineering Company has been hired to help build the berths by providing underwater drilling services. Their contract calls for more than 700,000 drill meters to be carried out, generally drilling 3m into the seabed to increase alongside depth to 15m. The seabed rock is predominantly hard granite and drilling is done with a 165 mm diameter drill bit and a 219 mm casing.
Pier Works Expand River Transport
30 Jul 2008
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.
Growing Interest in Sediment Stability
30 Jul 2008
Glasgow-based marine consultants Partrac Ltd are seeing a continued and rising interest in sediment stability instruments, the Cohesive Strength Meter (CSM).
Extensive Design Study Prefaces Wind Farm
30 Jul 2008
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.
