All caissons articles
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NewsWebuild wins €800 million contract for undersea tunnel
Just days after reaching another major milestone on Genoa’s new offshore breakwater, Italian construction group Webuild has secured an €803 million contract to build the most technically demanding section of the city’s long-awaited undersea road tunnel.
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NewsMore than salvage: Tugs take on Europe’s toughest marine jobs
European salvage contractors have been deploying an increasingly diverse range of tugs, sheerlegs and specialist marine assets as they respond to casualties while expanding into offshore energy and infrastructure projects.
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NewsTidal range: The missing offshore energy piece
Despite being a proven and predictable energy provider, tidal range opportunities are being ignored by the UK government based on a flawed report, says Kate Gilmartin, chief executive of the British Hydropower Association.
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NewsEngineers mark next stage in Genoa breakwater
The largest caissons in major works to upgrade the Port of Genoa are now being installed by a consortium led by the Italian engineering firm Webuild Group.
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News - VideosEnergy island hits stumbling blocks as first caissons installed
Belgium’s first energy island is heading for up to three years of delays, developers say, as the first concrete caissons make their way to the North Sea.
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NewsTwo-year works complete to connect Normandy’s first OSW farm
French nearshore civils firm De Romein Nearshore has shared details of complicated works necessary to connect France’s newest offshore wind farm to the grid.
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NewsPorts of Genoa update: 10,000t caisson installed
The Ports of Genoa’s transformation is going full steam ahead, with the third of 90 caissons installed in preparation for the 4km breakwater planned to be laid.
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NewsHarbour works planned for remote Scottish islands
Costs have risen by more than 30% for works to two harbours on the remote Scottish Shetland Islands.
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NewsFirst energy island building block built
The first of 23 massive concrete caissons has been completed to form the foundation of the world’s first offshore energy island.
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NewsColumns submerged for 6.2km Genoa breakwater
1,320 gravel columns have now been submerged at the Port of Genoa as part of its transformation to cater for modern ships.
