Marine Civils – Page 28

  • OceanIQ
    News

    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
    News

    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
    News

    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
    News

    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
    News

    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.

  • TM 20 LR
    News

    Telescopic leader rig saves costs

    2020-09-21T19:35:00Z

    A unique, long-reach telescopic leader rig will deliver costs savings to Tier-1 contractors.

  • Klaipeda breakwaters as they currently are
    News

    40 million euros earmarked for Klaipéda breakwaters

    2020-09-16T10:26:08Z

    European marine construction specialists Herbosch-Kiere and Hecker Bau have signed a contract to reinforce port breakwaters at Klaipéda, Lithuania.

  • The next step for Tugdock is to carry out rigorous testing of a scale model of the platform
    News

    Tugdock solution for floating wind turbines

    2020-09-15T11:01:00Z

    Visitors to Seawork 2018 will remember the clever modular Tugdock in-water boat lifting system, but now the company is broadening out into offshore wind.

  • 'MSC Viviana' and other giant mainliners will be able to call at the Port of Gothenburg fully loaded as of 2026 (Photo: Gothenburg Port Authority)
    News

    Fairway deepening at Gothenberg fully funded

    2020-09-14T12:31:00Z

    Gothenburg City Council has now passed a resolution to grant more than 1,2 billion kronor (€120,000,000) to finance the Skandia Gateway project.

  • mosaic-X5
    News

    GNSS receiver module goes global

    2020-09-09T22:44:00Z

    A global distribution partnership has been announced between two technology companies which means customers can more easily access a high-tech GNSS receiver module that offers reliable centimetre-level positioning.

  • The plans include a structure for five self-contained workshops
    News

    Plans for Teignmouth boatyard

    2020-09-08T13:25:00Z

    Teignmouth Maritime Properties Ltd has unveiled its plans for the multimillion-pound regeneration of the Riverside Boatyard in Teignmouth, UK with a first 3D visualisation of the project.

  • News

    Synthetic mooring could transform floating wind

    2020-09-07T14:31:00Z

    Floating offshore wind pioneer Ideol and Bridon Bekaert Ropes Group (BBRG) have signed a strategic partnership aiming at developing a new synthetic mooring solution.

  • Balfour Beatty will place 128,000 tonnes of rock armour in front of the existing sea defences
    News

    East Rhyl coastal defence scheme

    2020-09-04T10:50:00Z

    The next and final phase of work on a major flood defence scheme along the North Wales coastline in Rhyl is scheduled to start in October with the aim of providing protection for 1,650 properties in East Rhyl writes Dag Pike.

  • The 'Ocean Supporter' marks a new departure for this active company
    News

    Mclachlan adds 19 metre multicat

    2020-09-04T10:21:00Z

    Scottish workboat operator McLachlan Marine has added a 19-metre Multicat to its flotilla of workboats in order to widen the capabilities of it increasing fleet.

  • A visual of beach replenishment at Southsea
    News

    Southsea scheme commences

    2020-09-02T12:30:00Z

    Portsmouth''s Southsea Coastal Scheme in the UK is finally set to get underway on 7 September with the construction of coastal defences beginning between Long Curtain Moat and Clarence Pier.

  • Marine operations were carefully executed around river traffic
    News

    Narrow river flood scheme tests 250t jack-up’s manoeuvrability

    2020-09-02T12:16:00Z

    Red7Marine, is currently supporting BAM Nuttall on the UK’s River Hull to maintain and improve the flood defences in the area as part of an on-going contract with the Environment Agency.

  • The pontoons are now on decommissioning pads at the Greenhead Base
    News

    3,500 tonne lift required barges, pontoons and a multicat

    2020-09-02T11:59:00Z

    Ocean Kinetics has now safely removed all of the remaining structure of the Buchan Alpha oil platform from the water – some 3,500 tonnes of material – from Dales Voe in Shetland.

  • Wondering how it would compare with a London bus?  You've come to the right place
    News

    Longer reach rig for sheet piling

    2020-08-19T12:12:00Z

    As sheet pile driving continues to be one of the cornerstones of marine civils operations, a new long reach system is claimed to be about to revolutionise thousands of projects.

  • News

    Safe working recognised at Red7Marine

    2020-08-14T13:36:00Z

    UK marine civil engineering contractor Red7Marine has worked hard through the pandemic lockdown period to look after its staff, with two recent safety awards to show for it.

  • Nine jacket foundations, weighing approximately 1,100 metric tonnes each, have been installed
    News

    Belgian installation prowess in demand in Taiwan

    2020-08-13T11:22:00Z

    Jan De Nul Group is well on track in its key parts in the construction of the ‘Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration’.