Saturday 10 January 09 - 03:43
 

Marine Civils by David Foxwell

  • Conservancy supports East Head strategy

    The Environment Agency, in partnership with Chichester and Arun District Councils, has released more details of the draft coastal defence strategy for the West Sussex coastline between Pagham Harbour and West Wittering on the south coast of the UK, and is inviting comments on their recommendations for managing flood and erosion risk over the next 100 years. 

  • Van Oord and Royal Haskoning unveil coastal concept

    Dutch dredging company Van Oord and consulting engineer Royal Haskoning have unveiled proposals they have developed to enhance the flood defences in the Netherlands whilst reducing pressure in the densely populated Randstad area of the country and at the same time making even better use of the scarce land in the Netherlands. 

  • Boskalis-Dredging International JV wins Port Rashid project

    A joint venture of Dredging International and Boskalis Westminster Middle East has been awarded a contract by the development company Nakheel for the construction and expansion of Port Rashid in Dubai. 

  • New harbour facilities in County Galway

    The Department of Transport in Ireland has announced that construction of new harbour facilities at Caladh Mór, Inis Meáin, Aran Islands, County Galway are currently ongoing. 

  • UK gets Europe’s first artificial surf reef

    Construction of an artificial ‘surf reef’ off the south coast of the UK got under way early last month. 

  • Dredging underway for Corrib Field Development

    The Department of the Transport in Ireland has announced that marine construction work has commenced in Broad Haven Bay, in North West County Mayo, as part of the Corrib Field Development. 

  • Laing O'Rourke wins London Gateway project

    Laing O'Rourke has beaten two rival bidders to win the first package of work for the £1.5bn London Gateway for client DP World. The job will involve building a deepsea port in the Thames Estuary for DP World. 

  • Port of Peterhead plans large scale expansion

    Three companies are reportedly bidding to win a £32 million contract for a large scale upgrade of the Port of Peterhead. 

  • Expansion planned at Estonia's Muuga terminal

    The state owned Port of Tallinn and KMG Inseneriehituse have signed a contract for the extension of the Muuga Container Terminal in Estonia. 

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