Marine Construction News – Page 126
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NewsEuDA focus on environmental dredging
The Belgium based European Dredging Association (EuDA) has announced its 2016 Annual General Assembly Conference will take place in the Stanhope Hotel in Brussels on Tuesday, 15 November 2016 at 10.00.
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NewsEnvironmental Excellence Awards at WODCON
Four Environmental Excellence Awards in two categories, Environmental Dredging and Dredging for Coastal Reinforcement, were presented at the recent World Dredging Congress (WODCON) in Miami.
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NewsDredging for Sustainable Port Development
The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced its next upcoming event as a one and a half day conference in Lisbon with a central theme of Dredging for Sustainable Port Development.
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NewsJan De Nul defies dredging slowdown
Belgian dredging and marine civils giant Jan De Nul has defied the global slowdown to boost turnover by 10 percent last year, with net profits of €265 million and a stable order book sitting on €2.7 billion.
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NewsFerry converted to medical ship
Abels Shipyard in Bristol, UK is close to completing work on converting a harbour ferry into a medical ship to operate in South America.
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NewsTight schedule for ‘Tridens’ refit
Holland Shipyards were given just 4 ½ months to carry out a major refit on the fisheries research vessel ‘Tridens’ which is owned by the Dutch government department Rijkswaterstaat. The ‘Tridens’ is part of their Project Organization (PPO) and the Rijksrederij which is the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
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NewsCuring fuel line corrosion
German specialist for motor oils and additives Liqui Moly claims to have the ultimate range of products for fighting the curse of rust in the fuel tank and fuel lines of vessels.
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NewsEU funding for Gdansk expansion
The EU Transport Coordinating Committee has approved funding for transport projects submitted by the Port of Gdansk, Poland''s leading port. According to the European Commission 16 Polish undertakings qualified as recommended projects to a total amount of nearly EUR 1.9 billion with three of these relating to the port.
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NewsMarseille expansion
The Port of Marseille in the south of France has a number of projects under way that are aimed at keeping the port in the forefront of modern logistic requirements.
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NewsNew US emission standards on new SWATHs
German shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen says two 25m SWATH pilot tenders just ordered by Houston Pilots will be the first from the yard to be fitted with engines to meet new US emission rules.
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NewsLanding revamp is fourth for Kiel Fiord
A new €3.9 million ferry station at Schilksee in the north of the Kiel Fiord has opened for traffic, becoming the fourth pontoon landing facility to be inaugurated on the busy German fiord in recent years.
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NewsVietnamese CTVs popular with Germans
The Hamburg-based offshore service concern OPUS Marine has praised the quality of its two newly delivered Vietnamese-built crew transfer catamarans ''Presto'' and ''Vivace''.
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News'Sauger 111' helps stem Hamburg silt
Hamburg Port Authority HPA has taken delivery of a new €7.5 million floating dredger in a bid to keep abreast of dredging needs and silt build-up in Germany’s biggest universal seaport.
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NewsHovertravel’s £10M investment
The first commercial passenger carrying hovercraft to have been built in decades are about to go into service with Hovertravel’s Ryde-Southsea route across the UK’s Solent.
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NewsMorecambe flood protection project
Work on the first phase of a multi-million pound project to replace Morecambe, UK’s wave reflection wall being carried out by VBA joint venture, is progressing well.
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NewsDiversification at Alicat Workboats
More often reported on in these pages for its windfarm support vessels, Great Yarmouth, UK-based Alicat Workboats has recently won a contract with Stewart Marine to build a 57 x 11FT Wide-beam Canal Barge.
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NewsDelivery of Texelstroom ferry
A new hybrid RoPax-ferry has been delivered to Koninklijke N.V. Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming (Royal TESO).
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NewsMetal Shark ferries
Louisiana, USA-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected by HNY Ferry Fleet, LLC,operator of New York City’s Citywide Ferry Service, to build 26-metre, 149-passenger aluminium high-speed ferries.
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NewsIncat Crowther cats for Royal Thai Police
Australian vessel designer and builder Incat Crowther has announced the delivery of ‘Ratayapibanbancha’ and ‘Arcarachwaratorn’, a pair of 24m Catamaran Patrol Boats.
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News‘MPI Discovery’ back on Rampion
MPI Offshore has announced that its wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), ‘MPI Discovery’, has recommenced work at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm off the south coast of England.
