Marine Civils – Page 20

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    Seawall repair for winter storms that won’t wait

    2020-11-19T10:07:00Z

    The Southsea Coastal Scheme on the UK’s south coast is a large £100M sea defence project to protect 4.5km of coastline, but ongoing repairs to existing defences could not wait.

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    Automated warehouse

    2020-11-18T11:24:00Z

    Work has begun on a 482,000 sq ft warehouse for the world’s leading contract logistics provider, DHL Supply Chain, at DP World London Gateway.

  • The development would create additional commercial units for marine companies
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    Cowes regeneration plans

    2020-11-18T11:15:00Z

    Cowes Harbour Commission (Isle of Wight, UK) is looking at redeveloping its Kingston Wharf in East Cowes as a marine focused industrial estate.

  • The whole development is planned to support 100 jobs in the construction phase
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    Teeside South Bank Quay development

    2020-11-16T11:20:00Z

    Plans to make the South Quay site at Teesside the UK’s premier offshore wind assembly location have been unveiled, writes Dag Pike.

  • The buoy monitoring system is based on fairly simple and effective principles.
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    Plough position monitoring for shallow water

    2020-11-12T09:59:00Z

    On behalf of its client Boskalis, subsea technology company Seatools has completed the development, manufacturing and testing of a plough position monitoring buoy.

  • Gdynia outer port
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    Gdynia outer port construction tender

    2020-11-11T17:26:00Z

    The Port of Gdynia Authority in Poland has formally launched a tender to select a private partner for the construction of the outer port.

  • The Port Authority has been conducting trials with water injection dredging in the Caland Kanaal
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    Rotterdam trials water injection dredging

    2020-11-10T10:51:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority has been carrying out trials with water injection dredging at a site in the extensive port with a view to reducing both costs and environmental impacts.

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    Pile driving technology to reduce underwater noise

    2020-11-10T10:38:00Z

    IQIP and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) have started their joint work on the monopile drivability investigation of the BLUE Piling Technology.

  • offshore wind floaters
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    Partnership champions concrete floaters

    2020-11-04T15:06:00Z

    A floating wind specialist and a slipforming technology firm have partnered to optimise serial production of concrete floaters.

  • Red7Marine’s Haven Seajack 2 100T jack-up barge was used as a stable working platform
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    When you need to clean a bridge…

    2020-11-03T12:09:00Z

    Red7Marine, has recently completed a cleaning contract on the A14 at Orwell Bridge, Suffolk, on behalf of Highways England and Ringway.

  • Sarens has invested €500K in this important environmental project
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    Biodegradeable hydraulic oil for lift barges

    2020-10-20T11:43:00Z

    Belgian heavy lift major Sarens is in the process of switching to biodegradable oil for all its ballasting systems on its barges.

  • Averijhaven depot in IJmuiden
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    Dredging Averijhaven for offshore wind developments

    2020-10-20T11:22:00Z

    Rijkswaterstaat has awarded Van Oord the contract to design and carry out the removal of silt from the Averijhaven depot in IJmuiden.

  • Southsea Castle tunnel
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    Coastal scheme unearths original promenade

    2020-10-14T10:24:00Z

    On the UK south coast, sections of Southsea''s original promenade dating back to Edwardian times have been found during ground investigation works undertaken as part of the Southsea Coastal Scheme.

  • Once all the trackway was laid it was ramp down and the 128te transformer, loaded on to a 10-axle trailer, was then driven carefully off
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    Beach landing tests capable heavy lift barge

    2020-10-07T17:29:00Z

    Staffordshire, UK-based specialist shipping company Robert Wynn and Sons Ltd. have successfully beached their unique heavy lift ro/ro barge Terra Marique on Traeth y Graig Ddu (Black Rock Sands) in North West Wales.

  • The 'Wave Killer' system creates an immensely thick wall of air bubbles
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    ‘Wave killer’ is new way to protect shorelines

    2020-09-30T12:28:00Z

    Atlantean Systems is a US company that has developed the Wave Killer, a system of tubes embedded into the seabed that when activated can create a bubble barrier that is claimed to reduce the impact of waves breaking on the shore, writes Dag Pike.

  • OceanIQ
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    Subsea business unit launched

    2020-09-28T16:43:00Z

    A global provider of subsea cable installation and maintenance services to the telecommunications, offshore renewables, utility and oil & gas markets has launched a new business unit.

  • Work on Swansea West Pier will include the building of a new retaining wall to support the existing pier structure
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    Pier repair will bring multiple port benefits

    2020-09-28T12:48:00Z

    Associated British Ports has announced the commencement of construction work to repair Swansea West Pier, which plays an important part in preventing coastal erosion in the City of Swansea.

  • Unlocking the Severn’ project
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    100ft crane in place at River Severn project

    2020-09-25T11:51:00Z

    A 100t crane has been successfully placed on a 17-piece ravestein pontoon at the ‘Unlocking the Severn’ project at Holt Weir, along the River Severn in Worcestershire, UK.

  • Lock gate tidal transfer was a “huge feat” says LWB
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    German yard tackles giant lock gate renovation

    2020-09-24T10:02:00Z

    Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) has completed the extensive overhaul and modernisation of a giant reserve lock gate from the nearby Kaiserschleuse, reports Tom Todd.

  • OceanIQ is the fourth business unit in Global Marine Group’s subsea engineering portfolio
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    Subsea cable business expansion

    2020-09-22T08:44:00Z

    UK- headquartered Global Marine Group has OceanIQ, the fourth business unit in Global Marine Group’s subsea engineering portfolio.