Friday 9 January 09 - 05:37
 

Marine Civils by David Foxwell

  • New linkspan for Swedish port

    01 Oct 2008

    TTS Port Equipment is about to start building a new linkspan for the port of Ystad in the south of Sweden, due for handover in March 2009. Ystad is a significant port in Sweden because of its ferry links to Poland and to the Danish island of Bornholm, which can't easily be reached directly from Denmark, especially by passenger traffic. The port is being developed and extended, and the installation of the new linkspan is one of several important developments within the first phase, Stage 1A, of the so called Baltic Basin project. 

  • Shipyard dredges contaminated sediment

    01 Oct 2008

    A&P Tyne in the UK has commenced operations to remove approximately 30,000m³ of silt that is contaminated with TBT from its quays and waterfront. 

  • Lerwick dredging project almost complete

    01 Oct 2008

    Lerwick Port Authoritys £12m dredging project has reached a significant stage. The dredging phase is almost complete. Drill and blast operations were completed ahead of schedule by the barge Playmate and it has now been released along with one of the disposal barges. The backhoe dredger Manu Pekka is finalising the extraction and was due to be released last month with the second disposal barge. 

  • New research project to shed light on lesser known timbers

    01 Oct 2008

    New research into the properties of alternative timbers will help those in the marine and freshwater construction industry make their work more sustainable, claims the Environment Agency in the UK, which is working with HR Wallingford and TRADA Technology to provide better, clearer information on commercially available, but lesser known hardwoods such as Basralocus, Dahoma and Cloeziana. 

  • Design solution sought for nearshore detached breakwaters

    01 Oct 2008

    Global warming will bring with it increased storminess, making stretches of the coastline more vulnerable to flooding and erosion. One way of protecting against this is to build detached breakwaters parallel to the shoreline. These reduce wave energy but they also cause altered flow conditions that may result in the formation of salients or tombolos to their leaward side. Depending on local conditions, these can disrupt sediment transport further down the coast. 

  • Diyar Al Muharraq reclamation approaching completion

    01 Oct 2008

    The management team for Bahrain's new city, located off the northern shores of Muharraq, has announced that it has completed 70% of the reclamation work required for the development's initial 6 sq/km and has done so ahead of schedule. 

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