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NewsDredging Consultancy Luminaries Join Forces
Two of the big names in ports, dredging, and estuarine consultancy have come under one roof this month with the announcement that HR Wallingford has acquired Dredging Research Limited.
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NewsDredging to Improve Access to London
In the latest move to upgrade and invest in the infrastructure the Port of London Authority (PLA) recently awarded a £ 1.5m contract to Dredging International (UK ) for the deepening of the Princess Channel in the outer Thames Estuary, an area with deep channels close to large areas of ...
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NewsSeabed Visualisation Aids Dredging Precision
From its base at Beverley in East Yorkshire UK, SRD Ltd travelled to last month''s Offshore Europe exhibition where it introduced a new multibeam seabed visualisation, measurement and control system which produces live 3D images of the seabed. It is designed for dredging, levelling and excavation applications.
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NewsDredgers Commended for Mammoth Discovery
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) has made special commendations for three sites operated by its member companies following their contributions to the advancement of marine archaeology and the understanding of our past.
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IHC Launches 'Abul' for Karachi Port
IHC Holland Merwede has launched the 6,000m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger ''Abul'' for Karachi Port Trust of Pakistan. Commissioning works continue in the Netherlands, with formal delivery scheduled for January 2008.
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NewsSurface Coating Protects Wave Power System
The Armourcote division of Surface Technology plc and specialist hydraulics components manufacturer Sun Hydraulics both based in Coventry UK, have worked closely together on the development of a new multi-layer anti-corrosion and anti-wear surface coating, ''TriCem 3800'', specifically to protect vital hydraulic components used in the innovative ''Pelamis'' wave power ...
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NewsArchimedes Installation at EMEC Next Year
Scotland''s AWS Ocean Energy is to receive further support from the Carbon Trust in the development of its Archimedes Wave Swing, the world''s first submerged wave energy system. The support is part of the Marine Energy Accelerator Programme, the Carbon Trust initiative to accelerate the commercialisation of the marine energy ...
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NewsForward Planning for Wind Farm Installation
Thanet Offshore Wind Limited (TOW) has signed a reservation agreement with Denmark headquartered A2SEA A/S for the long term use of the vessel the ''Sea Jack'' for the main construction periods for the Thanet project. Starting in the autumn of next year Sea Jack will be used to install the ...
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NewsProgress for Northern Gateway Container Terminal
A major obstacle to the development of PD Ports'' proposed Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport UK was removed last month when agreement was reached with Hutchison Ports (UK) regarding rail freight network capacity.
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NewsRefurbished Quay Boosts Tyneside Tourism
The iconic Cunard liner ' Queen Elizabeth 2' berthed at the Port of Tyne on the only scheduled UK stopover of its 40th Anniversary voyage last month, thanks to a £ 4 million plus refurbishment of the Tyne Commission Quay by national regeneration agency English Partnerships.
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News: New Dock for River Cart
The UK''s River Cart has been used for commercial traffic for the first time in at least 20 years by Steel Engineering, a tenant at the Westway Industrial and Distribution Park in Renfrew.
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NewsMarine Refuelling Challenge Met on Jersey
When a Jersey based marine engineering company required unusual provision for their refuelling needs, Barnsley UK based Cameron Forecourt was able to provide a successful bespoke solution.
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NewsSeabed Drilling for Chinese Port Upgrade
Qingdao Municipal Government in China is investing some $183m this year to upgrade Qingdao Port, which will have a massive container handling capacity of 12m TEU when 23 new deep water berths are built as a result of integrating Weihai Port.
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NewsPier Works Expand River Transport
Wandsworth Riverside Quarter, next to Wandsworth Park on London''s River Thames, is making an additional £ 100,000 investment in moorings at the new pier which allowed the Putney to Blackfriars river taxi service to start calling there this summer.
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NewsGrowing Interest in Sediment Stability
Glasgow-based marine consultants Partrac Ltd are seeing a continued and rising interest in sediment stability instruments, the Cohesive Strength Meter (CSM).
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NewsBoskalis and partners to build Khalifa Port
Royal Boskalis Westminster has received a letter of intent from Abu Dhabi Ports Company for the first construction phase of the new offshore Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi.
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NewsMajor Order for Van Oord Confirmed
Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has secured a number of important contracts in recent weeks.
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UK First for Sand Dune Protection
An innovative approach to strengthening sand dunes has been implemented at Blyth on England''s north east coast, which involves a number of 2.5 tonne sandbags having been buried into the dunes. The work along a 60m stretch of beach is strengthening dunes in an attempt to ensure the continued protection ...
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Record Works Plan for UK Waterways
The Environment Agency (EA) in the UK has announced that £ 13.2m will be spent on essential repairs and improvements to hundreds of sites and structures along EA managed rivers this winter.
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Ceredigion Flood Defence Plans Unveiled
Plans for a £ 1.6m project to protect homes and businesses from flooding in Ceredigion in Wales have gone on display. The scheme, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government, will attempt to reduce the risk to 88 homes and 22 commercial properties in Tregaron.
