Marine Civils – Page 46
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ICE Training
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has rebranded its current training operation, (Thomas Telford Training), in order to better express the values at the heart of the Institution’s training offering.
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NewsCowes breakwater update
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC), Isle of Wight, UK has reported that completion of the 2014 phases of the Cowes breakwater construction programme is imminent with contractors Boskalis Westminster now finalising the reshaping of the 350 metre long breakwater core in advance of a winter settlement period.
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NewsGreen port at Hull
A contract has been placed for the development of a waterfront site in the Port of Hull, UK, dedicated to the construction of wind farm modules. Associated British Ports who operate the Port of Hull placed the contract, valued at £100 million, to construction and engineering firm Lagan Construction Group ...
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NewsGdansk expansion
The major container terminal in the Polish port of Gdansk, DCT Gdansk, received its first vessel in June 2007. Since then it has continued expansion and by 2010 the terminal was receiving 8.000 TEU container vessels on a weekly basis, mainly from the Far East.
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NewsStepping towards a new Storstrøm bridge
The Danish Road Directorate has recently published the EIA report for the Storstrøm bridge project. The new bridge is expected to be built from 2016-21 and will replace the existing, antiquated link between Zealand and Falster.
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NewsGwynt y Môr cabling complete
Reef Subsea has successfully completed its campaign of installing and burying inter-array power cables on the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, located offshore Wales, UK. The wind farm is owned by RWE Innogy and partners and is one of the largest in the world, located 13 kilometres off ...
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NewsCowes catalyst
In the UK, Cowes Harbour Commission has claimed that the new detached Cowes breakwater is set to unlock the Isle of Wight harbour’s potential and create a catalyst for investment and job opportunities.
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ABPmer helps optimise Hornsea cable burial
ABPmer, the UK-based marine consultancy, has been contracted by Cathie Associates Ltd to assess sediment mobility along the export and infield cable routes of two sub-projects within the Round 3 Hornsea offshore windfarm zone.
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NewsCaspian coastal CSD
Netherlands shipbuilder Damen has signed a contract with the dredging and marine contractor Van Oord for the supply of a CSD 650 custom suction dredger together with an FCS 1605 Fast Crew Supplier, initially for operations in the Caspian Sea.
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NewsSea defences gather pace
UK coast and marine infrastructure specialist Jones Bros has completed its part in the first phase of a challenging sea defence project that will protect Clacton and Holland-on-Sea in Essex.
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Foundation sensor trial
UK-headquartered load measurement specialist Strainstall has been subcontracted by the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) to install sensors, as part of their Structural and Environmental Monitoring (SEM) solution, on to a new ‘Suction Bucket Jacket’ foundation, which is currently being trialled at the Borkum Riffgrund 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Germany.
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NewsStability, stress and even the odd bomb
The problems faced by Ijmuiden’s lock replacement project are not simple: the usual challenges are complicated by the need to work alongside early 19th century foundations and digging carefully amongst unexploded bombs.
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NewsNearing the end of the tunnel
July saw the end of the period during which the general public and organisations in Germany could comment on, and raise objections to, the comprehensive application to the German plan approval authority for construction permission for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Rødby and Puttgarden, a project we last reported on in ...
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EIA mapping
Proteus FZC, a provider of satellite-derived mapping and classification services, has delivered marine habitat maps for four Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA). Proteus completed the mapping components of the EIAs on behalf of oil & gas companies and engineering consulting firms.
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QuayQuip busy in Indonesia
QuayQuip, subsidiary of Eurotech Benelux headquartered in the Netherlands, are reporting a busy year including the supplying of fendering systems to Indonesia.
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NewsMersey Gateway Bridge receives vital funding promise
The announcement in the UK chancellor’s 2014 budget for the commitment of £270m of government funding for the Mersey Gateway Bridge will allow design and construction of the PFI scheme to hit top speed.
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NewsDeltares study highlights the advantages of broad green dikes
A study carried out by Delft based independent research institute Deltares and Alterra Wageningen University and Research Centre has examined an alternative option for upgrading dikes along the Eems-Dollard area.
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NewsCivils award
GPS Marine (UK) have won an ‘ICE London Civil Engineering 2014 Award’ for works undertaken on the Crossrail Project, involving the installation and removal of cofferdams at Connaught.
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Ardersier revival
A renewables jobs boom for the Highlands of Scotland (UK) moved a step closer this month as the Port of Ardersier secured the full backing of the Scottish Government for plans to turn the former oil fabrication yard on the Moray Firth into a manufacturing ‘super-hub’ for offshore wind.
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Beneficial use of dredged sediment
An ABPmer report on the beneficial use of dredged sediment in the South Coast marine plan area has recently been published by the UK government’s seabed environmental watchdog; The Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
