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Dover to repair Wellington Dock Gates
At the beginning of this month, preparations began for the removal and repair of the Wellington Dock gates in the Port of Dover’s marina.
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Broads win EU research funds
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has announced that The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads in the UK are to be given an £800,000 grant to help find new ways of removing sediment in the waterways.
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Spanish PBBs for Hong Kong terminal
Barcelona based TEAM Ports & Maritime has been awarded with a contract to design five Passenger Boarding Bridges for the new Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong.
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Three dimensional modelling for estuary
ABPmer has been commissioned by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to develop a 3D water quality model of the Forth Estuary. The model, once validated, will provide SEPA with a suitable tool to assess options to address and mitigate water quality issues as they arise.
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NewsDeepening of Port of Haifa underway
Work started recently at Haifa Port in Israel to deepen the harbour to a depth of 17.5m, following authorisation for the project by Israel’s Ministry for Environmental Protection. The port hopes to complete the dredging project in only a few months.
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Alliance for HR Wallingford and UK Port Advisers
HR Wallingford and UK Port Advisers have announced an alliance aimed at improving service to clients and enhancing their offerings to market in both the UK and overseas.
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ARCADIS and EC Harris win Abu Dhabi project
ARCADIS, the international design, consulting, engineering and management services company based in The Netherlands, has announced that, together with its subsidiary EC Harris, it has won a three-year framework contract with Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) to provide business planning, master planning, design, engineering, programme management and training services.
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Ormen Lange field contract for Reef Subsea
Reef Subsea has been awarded contract by Norske Shell for dredging in the Ormen Lange field. The company will use its newly-built Scanmachine 4 excavator to carry out the work. The objective is to perform final seabed preparation for a pipelay project, with narrow tolerances (+/- 20cm) and a curved ...
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Pontoon under construction at Londonderry
Londonderry Port Harbour Master has announced that the barge Aoife recently started work on a new marine events pontoon’ in the vicinity of Queens Quay.
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NewsThames being made ready for Jubilee Pageant
Port of London Authority (PLA) crews are laying over three miles of mooring chains for vessels taking part in the Thames river pageant, which takes place on 3 June to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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NewsBig berthing at Isle of Grain jetties
As vessel sizes steadily increase, so too do the pressures exerted on port infrastructure.
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NewsLinkspan Lifts Red Funnel's Fortunes
A significant growth in traffic has led Red Funnel , the original Isle of Wight ferry operator, to extend and refurbish two of its three 2,900 ton Raptor class vessels, Red Osprey and Red Falcon , stretching each boat and adding another full length car deck to provide capacity for ...
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Funding for Deepwater Windfarm
The world''s first deepwater offshore wind farm is to be developed with government support from Scotland and the UK. Late last month, Scotland''s First Minister Jack McConnell announced a research grant of up to £ 194,000 for offshore oil operator and its research partner Scottish and Southern Energy .
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Morley Announce £17m Coastal Defences
A £ 17 million coastal defence scheme in the UK is to get more than £ 12 million in Government grant aid, Floods Minister Elliot Morley has announced.
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NewsMore than 390,000 tons of rock has now been delivered to site, and the Side Stone Dumping Vessel (SSDV) Frans is on site to install the foundations for the south breakwater.
TTS has designed, supplied and installed a tailor made linkspan for the Port of Rothesay in Scotland. The linkspan, part of the Rothesay Pier Ferry Berth Improvement Project, meets the stringent classification regulations required by Lloyd’ s Register.
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BHD Wins Contract in Tanzania
Tanzania Harbours Authority has awarded a contract for improvements to the entrance channel to the Port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Ballast Ham Dredging (BHD).
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NewsTri-national Project to Produce Upgraded Rock Manual
Three European countries - the UK, France and the Netherlands, are collaborating to produce an updated manual on the use of rock in hydraulic engineering.
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NewsLightweight Cheetah goes easy on fuel
Hydrographic survey is just one of many potential uses for a new version of the venerable Cheetah Marine 6.2m catamaran.
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Russia completes GLONASS constellation
Russia’s GLONASS satellite navigation system now has a full orbital constellation of 24 satellites following successful launch of the final unit from the Plesetsk spaceport at the beginning of October.
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Valeport underwater positioning development
A fresh approach to problems of underwater positioning is possible with its new VA500 Altimeter, say oceanographic and instrumentation specialists Valeport of Totnes, Devon UK.
