Friday 9 January 09 - 05:36
 

Marine Civils by David Foxwell

  • Dredging International to construct island in the Emirates

    Belgium’s Dredging International has been awarded a contract to build a new artificial island, 'Dana', 7km into the Arabian Gulf off the Emirate of Ras-al-Khaimah. Construction of the €350m project will commence in the next few weeks. 

  • Replenishment contract for Van Oord

    Dutch dredging major Van Oord has been contracted by the Netherlands' Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management to carry out the country’s biggest foreshore replenishment project ever. 

  • DP World gets approval for London Gateway project

    DP World has secured approval to build a new port and logistics park on the banks of the River Thames in southeast England. 

  • TTS installs new linkspan

    A new linkspan has been installed at Victoria Terminal Four in Belfast in order to streamline the Stena HSS 1500 service. 

  • First phase of Lerwick dredging nearly complete

    The first phase of the dredging project in Lerwick Harbour in Scotland is nearing completion. Westminster Dredging Company’s dredger Waterway left Lerwick in early June after having removed close to 400,000 cu/m of seabed. 

  • Tyne tunnel contract awarded

    Volker Stevin Marine has been awarded a £16m contract to manufacture, transport and submerge the tunnel units for the new Tyne Tunnel in the UK. 

  • First phase of works completed at Weston-Super-Mare

    The first phase of the £17m Weston-Super-Mare sea defences and seafront enhancements formally opened to the public in early May.  

  • Marina dredging commences in preparation for Abu Dhabi yacht show

    Following the announcement of the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show 2009, plans have been approved for a marina that will be home to the show's on water exhibits. 

  • Liepaja Port to build two container terminals

    Liepaja Port in Latvia reportedly plans to build two container terminals by the year 2017, according to the Liepaja Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Investment and Marketing Department. 

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