Marine Construction News – Page 10
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NewsPorts of Genoa update: 10,000t caisson installed
The Ports of Genoa’s transformation is going full steam ahead, with the third of 90 caissons installed in preparation for the 4km breakwater planned to be laid.
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NewsTwo €7bn reservoirs earmarked for eastern England
Consultations have concluded on two reservoirs earmarked for the driest region of the UK at a total life cost of £12.9 billion (€15.9 billion).
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News - VideosWATCH: Completing the missing link in Antwerp’s ring road project
Canal and river tunnels are being built in Antwerp as part of the missing link to connect up an ambitious €4.5 billion city ring road.
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NewsFloating dry dock sinks at Zeebrugge
A floating dry dock sank as a tugboat was being prepared for maintenance at the Port of Zeebrugge, a spokesperson has told Maritime Journal.
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NewsGround broken on Scottish shore power project
Scotland’s Port of Aberdeen has begun work on a £4 million (€4.7 million) shorepower system that will be able to ower seven vessels simultaneously, the operator says.
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NewsJan De Nul called in to open Asian bottlenecks
Dredging and port expansion works are being undertaken to improve trade routes and tackle sea levels that are falling because of climate change, Jan De Nul says.
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NewsBelfast Harbour claims net-zero first
Net-zero first: If all goes to plan, Belfast Harbour will claim to be the first port in the UK and on the island of Ireland with net-zero operations.
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NewsNew blow for Harland & Wolff as contract terminated
Beleaguered shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has suffered another setback with the Falkland Islands Government deciding to pull the plug on port engineering works by the firm.
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NewsNextGeo boosts its marine construction and underwater survey offering
A new aquisition will bolster NextGeo’s capabilities in marine construction and renewable energy sectors
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News‘Hydromole’ deployed for trenching and cable burial
Trenching and cabling for an offshore UK wind farm has been done with neat technology developed by the OEG Group of companies.
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NewsNew cement solution could slash emissions by 85%
Marine civils could boost its ’green’ legacy with a new cement that cuts emissions by 85%.
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NewsShorepower outage attributed to ‘testing’
A power outage at Malta’s much-acclaimed new shorepower system has been put down to regular testing.
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NewsDiverse hands over CTV on show at Seawork
UK-based NR Marine Services has boosted its fleet with another newbuild from Diverse Marine, launched earlier this year and on show at Seawork in June.
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NewsAfrica-Europe subsea tunnel plan resurrected
After decades of discussions, a subsea tunnel linking Spain and Morocco appears to be back on the drawing board.
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NewsNew chairman for UK largest port operator
Associated British Ports has announced a new chairman after Phil Nolan decided to stand down.
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NewsSweden’s largest dredging project begins
One of Sweden’s largest ports is about to get a lot larger, with dredging beginning on an estimated 22 million m3 to create a deep-water port.
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NewsMajor works ordered for offshore wind farms
Extensive works will have to be carried out on two of Germany’s North Sea wind farms owned by Vattenfall and German energy company Stadtwerke München.
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NewsJan De Nul orders second huge cable-layer
Jan De Nul has demonstrated its confidence in the offshore sector with the order of a second huge cable-layer.
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NewsA Coruña demonstrates autonomous port drones
Demonstrations of autonomous drone technology have been demonstrated a Spanish port, including the detection and rescue of a person overboard.
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News‘Titanic’ builder in trouble as loan backing refused and CEO leaves
Harland & Wolff has been refused a loan guarantee by the UK government, putting the business in jeopardy just five years after facing similar woes.
