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NewsPort of Wismar expands to meet growth
Growth in sea and hinterland cargo and port associated industrial settlement prompted a decision in 2005 in the German Baltic seaport of Wismar to go ahead with expansion costing ¢ 13m. That expansion has now begun, even though port growth declined in 2008.
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NewsHamburg expands container facilities
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) is ploughing millions of Euros into two big container terminal infrastructure projects to expand big ship handling.
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NewsLowlands expertise lifts New Orleans
Work on a flood barrier to protect New Orleans from future hurricanes started in December.
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NewsNew fuel system for HMAS Cairns
Staffordshire based Durapipe UK has seen its global ambitions fulfilled yet again with a marine installation half way around the world. The company''s P-LX secondary contained fuel system pipework has been installed as part of a major redevelopment of the Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Cairns in Queensland.
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NewsTop engineers back Thames Estuary airport
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has urged politicians to ''look seriously'' at the option of a new airport in the Thames Estuary after he visited the potential site with engineers and Labour MP Nick Raynsford, chair of a new cross-party parliamentary group on the proposal. The group sailed out ...
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NewsFive projects make Severn tidal power shortlist
A proposed shortlist of schemes to generate clean, green electricity from the power of the tides in the Severn Estuary has been unveiled by the British Government''s Department of Energy and Climate Change. The shortlist includes a mixture of barrages and innovative lagoon schemes.
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NewsKey role for MARIN at Port of Gijón
Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) and Deltares in The Netherlands are playing a key role in Gijón Port Authority''s plans to extend the port, including construction of new basin seaward of the existing port facilities.
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ECOTERRES team wins contract to treat contaminated spoil
The Walloon Minister of Port Infrastructure in Belgium has confirmed that, following a European tender, a contract has been awarded to Ecoterres SA for the treatment of 285,000 m³ of contaminated silt per annum from waterways in the Walloon region over a four year period.
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Dredging scheduled for River Nene
Dredging work along the River Nene in Northampton UK is due to start shortly in order to improve navigation on the waterway.
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Joint conference planned by CEDA and WEDA
Two sister associations, the Central Dredging Association (CEDA), serving Africa, Europe and the Middle East; and the Western Dredging Association (WEDA), which serves the Americas, are to organise their first joint international seminar on sustainable dredging and maritime construction.
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Van Oord wins contract to deepen Niger river
Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract for dredging a navigation channel in the River Niger. The total value of the contract amounts to some ¢ 125m.
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Portchester to Emsworth erosion plans unveiled
The Environment Agency in the UK, in partnership with Fareham Borough, Portsmouth City, Havant Borough and Chichester District Councils, has announced strategic recommendations in order to manage current and future risks along this part of the Hampshire coast. Flooding and erosion are real risks facing people and their properties along ...
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Boskalis secures oil and gas contracts
Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired three oil and gas related contracts for projects in Europe and the Middle East. The total contract value amounts to approximately € 100m.
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NewsRunaway lorry leaves Stranraer ferry passengers stranded.
A lorry broke free of its lashings and crashed through the stern door of the ferry Stena Voyager last night as it was leaving the Scottish Port of Stranraer on passage to Belfast.
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NewsMegabucks barrage barges onto Severn shortlist
The British Government announced five shortlisted schemes this week to harness the tidal power in the Severn Estuary, the largest of which would cost at least £ 22bn.
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NewsAnother timber spill approaches UK south coast
The timber cargo that broke free from the Russian vessel Sinegorsk in heavy seas earlier this week has started coming ashore on the Kent coast today.
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NewsPort of London Authority plans Gala Centenary Concert
The Port of London Authority celebrates its centenary this year and one of the planned highlights is a very special Gala Concert in London’ s Cadogan Hall, to be held on Saturday 18 April at 7:30 PM.
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NewsMersey beats big boat record
The largest ship ever to enter the Port of Liverpool berthed at the Tranmere Oil Terminal yesterday to discharge a new traffic of West African crude oil for the Shell Stanlow Refinery in Cheshire.
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NewsAMOT up the anti in actuation
AMOT EB has released new electric actuators for G series temperature control valves which introduce a range of enhancements to improve system robustness, safety and compatibility, whilst simplifying installation and calibration.
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NewsDo dredgers divine the rainbow's return?
The credit crunch may be having an adverse effect on almost every industry, including investment in ports and marine infrastructure, but recent investments by some of the biggest and best known names in the business suggest that companies believe they can ride out the seeming slump in demand and that ...
