Marine Civils – Page 38
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NewsNew floating lifeboat station at Poole
A new floating lifeboat station has been installed at Poole, UK that has been designed to improve the efficiency of the lifeboats at this busy station.
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NewsCoastal protection work starts on Fylde coast
A joint venture company known as VBA, has begun work on a £17.5 million contract that will enhance the coastal protection along a section of the coastline at Fylde in Lancashire, UK, reports Dag Pike.
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NewsOverdue dredging for border port
Long overdue dredging has taken place in the approaches to the German Baltic port of Ueckermünde-Berndshof close to the border with Poland to enable the small facility to maintain its commercial handling viability, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsHarbour expansion for German Elbe port
Norway’s Yara group is the latest big foreign concern to invest in Brunsbüttel, ploughing €28 million into a new production plant in the expanding German Elbe port, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsWindfarm jacket foundations load out complete
Poland’s ST3 Offshore has successfully loaded two out of three windfarm jacket foundations onto a barge ready to be transported on to their next stage of construction.
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NewsBooming Cuxport grows again
Expansion continues at Germany’s Elbe Estuary/North Sea port of Cuxhaven where another new ship berth for heavy lift handling is being inaugurated soon, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsBremen port quay inaugurated
A new quay costing some €7.8 million has been inaugurated in the port of Bremen’s Industriehafen and officials hope it will help attract bigger ships, more cargo and new customers to the Weser handling centre, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsRed7Marine relocating to Ipswich
The UK marine construction and marine access solutions provider Red7Marine, will be relocating to a new office at Fox’s Marina in Ipswich. The company has been based at its site in Wrabness since 1999. However, due to growth in many areas of the business the company will be moving to ...
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NewsFoundation scour research for substation jackets
Key to the successful operation of windfarms further offshore is the offshore substation, the gateway for the transport of energy to the mainland via undersea cables.
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NewsHoulder lifting tool installs windfarm monopiles
Houlder’s pile lifting equipment has been in action installing monopile foundations during the Horns Revs 3 windfarm installation project.
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NewsPile driving application for construction support
Danish software developer Teledyne has launched a new application for pile driving guidance and monitoring to help reduce production time on hydrographic survey and dredging and construction projects.
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NewsAcoustic Deterrent Devices to safeguard marine mammals during offshore construction
The Offshore Renewables Joint industry Programme (ORJIP), with funding from innogy, Ørsted, and Statoil has successfully concluded a study to examine the effectiveness of using Acoustic Deterrent Devices (ADDs), as a protection method for minke whales during offshore windfarm construction.
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NewsBoston barrier gets go-ahead
The UK Environment Agency’s Boston Barrier which is designed to protect more than 14,000 properties from tidal flooding has been given the green light by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
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NewsGravity base structure for renewable project is 50 per cent complete
The pioneering gravity base structure for the Minesto Deep Green underwater kite renewable energy project is 50% complete.
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NewsVector advancing sediment flux knowledge
Nortek’s Doppler instrumentation is helping university students understand sediment transport processes.
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NewsClever anchor could help float new offshore wind turbines
A new anchor is being tested that could help float new offshore wind turbines in areas which have hard soils and carbonate rocks.
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NewsPrins Hendrik dyke strengthening and nature reserve creation
The Prins Hendrik dYke on the Netherlands island of Texel is to be reinforced, future proofed and enhanced by Belgian dredging major Jan De Nul Group.
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NewsGB£1.35bn Queensferry Crossing open
The GB£1.35bn Queensferry Crossing has been opened by the Scottish Government to replace the Forth Road Bridge as the main road route between Edinburgh and Fife.
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NewsReliable lubrication for vertical lifting bridge
According to lubrication specialist Klüber, high-performance lubricants played a major role in Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas vertical-lift bridge project in Bordeaux, France.
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Scottish corrosion project
Scottish Enterprise and partners have recently been promoting the new flagship NeSSIE project at two major Scottish energy events.
