Marine Construction
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Big investment continues as Rostock grows
Port development company Hafen-Entwicklungsgesellschaft Rostock invested more than €55m in the infrastructure of the seaport last year. 02 Feb 2012 - Maritime Journal
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World diving personnel statistics published
Figures published by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) reveal that globally there was a reduction in offshore diving work in 2010, compared with 2009, possibly due to the economic environment. 30 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Port of Grimsby gears up for £25m expansion
Associated British Ports says the development of a new terminal, the Grimsby River Terminal (GRT) “will herald the largest ever capital investment in the Port of Grimsby.” 24 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Pressure for Falmouth Docks development
Liberal Democrat MEP for Cornwall Sir Graham Watson has called on common sense to prevail surrounding the delays to the Falmouth Docks regeneration project. 24 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Work starts on second Antwerp lock
The authorities in Flanders and the Port of Antwerp have provided an update on the construction of the new lock that will serve the port. 24 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
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TTS completes Loch Ryan Port infrastructure
TTS has completed work on the infrastructure for Stena Line’s purpose built port, located 10km north of its previous location in Stranraer, Scotland. 23 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Eco Xblocs provide good marine habitat
The results of the final year of monitoring of the ‘Rich Dike’ project at IJmuiden in the Netherlands have been published and seem to show that the specially designed Xblocs used at the port encourage marine life. 23 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Marine aggregates biodiversity strategy
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) has launched a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP). 22 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Hydro12 Call for Papers
Abstracts of papers for presentation at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 17th European conference in Rotterdam from 13-15 November 2012 are invited by the organisers, Hydrographic Society Benelux. 20 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Illegal fishing damage to conservation site
The UK’s National Marine Aquarium has confirmed that the Scylla Reef, an artificial reef close to Whitsand Bay in Cornwall, has suffered significant damage following what could be an illegal fishing net caught upon it. 19 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Thames Hub ‘airport in the estuary’
Lord Foster, chairman and founder of Foster + Partners in the UK, has launched proposals for the ‘Thames Hub,’ which the companies describe as “an integrated vision for Britain.” 19 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
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RYA says dredge before April 2012
The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) in the UK is advising clubs and training centres to undertake any required maintenance/navigational dredging activity before 1 April 2012. 14 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Giving ports a wider berth
Construction in port areas may gain from the development of an analysis programme which calculates how to build safe berths that are located in especially harsh conditions. 10 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Breaking the mould in Southampton
In June 2011, Associated British Ports (ABP) awarded Mackley Construction the contract to replace the existing breakwater at the Port of Southampton. 10 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Jan de Nul confirms contract for new lock
Antwerp Port Authority has commissioned a joint venture including Jan De Nul, CEI-De Meyer and Betonac, and Herbosch-Kiere and Antwerpse Bouwwerken, to build a second lock in the Waaslandhaven. 10 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal
