Marine Construction News – Page 135
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NewsNemo interconnector link
DeepOcean 1 UK, a British subsidiary of Dutch DeepOcean Group Holding BV has announced that it has been awarded a contract by J-Power Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., for the provision of all marine works for the Nemo Link Interconnector Project.
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News£1.1bn Gibraltar development
A major marina development that is scheduled to start construction on the east side of Gibraltar is being undertaken as part of a significant development to make Gibraltar a more attractive home for super yachts. Previously all of the marina development in this British Overseas Territory has been focussed on ...
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NewsJetty removal at Portsmouth
A specialist heavy lifting barge has begun removing large sections of a redundant 110-year-old jetty from Portsmouth International Port, UK.
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NewsSubmarine lift becomes repair yard
Shipbuilder De Haas Maassluis and the Rotterdam linesmen association KRVE are starting a new repair yard for tugs, yachts and work boats in the heart of Rotterdam. The companies are teaming up to re-open the ship lift of the former Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, which in its glory days was used ...
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NewsKotug and Becker Marine develop LNG Hybrid Barge for Rotterdam
Kotug and Becker Marine Systems are developing a LNG Hybrid Barge for the port of Rotterdam. The barge acts as a power station driven by gas and is to supply relatively clean power to moored cruise ships, industrial users and even the city of Rotterdam itself.
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NewsWhen one and one equals three
Only a month ago Amsterdam was not a place you would associate with wind construction. However in October crane capacity jumped from 100 tonnes to a massive 1,400 tonnes and 14ha of yard space became available for project cargo.
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NewsThe long view from Blyth
“Typically, we try to keep our operations as diverse as possible. It helps ride the changes,” explained Alan Todd, Blyth’s port director.
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News‘Acta Orion’ launched
Acta Marine and CIG shipbuilding have reported that the newbuild construction support vessel of the Dutch marine operator Acta Marine ‘Acta Orion’, was christened at a naming ceremony held at the port of Harlingen, The Netherlands.
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NewsMore canal cash as delays raise hackles
More cash has been approved for improvements on the Kiel Canal as differences simmer over the pace of construction on a new fifth lock in Brunsbüttel at the Elbe end of the waterway.
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NewsGerman yards tackle research ships
Three of Germany’s most prominent research vessels have called at shipyards in Bremerhaven and Stralsund for their latest routine overhauls and repairs.
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NewsCargo veteran gets make-over
Now approaching 60, the German museum ship ''Bleichen'' will soon complete extensive restoration at Hamburg’s Norderwerft – its first major overhaul since being saved from scrapping in 2007.
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NewsBarcelona’s 4000t shiplift
Marina Barcelona 92 (MB 92) has launched the second phase of a major expansion project that began with its new concession put in place late in 2010.
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NewsRust removal and protection
According to Croatia-headquartered Cortec its new VpCI-426 Descaler/Rust Remover will remove corrosion, scale and naturally occurring oxides from iron, carbon and stainless steel, copper, aluminum, magnesium and their alloys.
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Venetian cabling
Italian cabling specialist Novacavi has reported that it has been providing continuous support in designing and providing special cables for the MOSE (Experimental Electromechanical Module) project in Venice.
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NewsSmall tool aided big salvage
US-based Brush Research Manufacturing says its Flex-Hone Tool, played a small but important, role in one of the largest engineering feats in marine history – the raising of the shipwrecked ‘Costa Concordia’.
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NewsVersadock Performance System
UK company Versadock has developed a modular pontoon system that has a wide variety of applications as both portable and permanent piers, bridges and boat docks which are in use around the World.
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NewsAluminium CSSV
According to Finnish boatbuilder Marine Alutech, its new Watercat M18 AMC combat support service vessel (CSSV) is the most advanced version of landing craft it has ever built.
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NewsNearshore wireline CPT
Wireline Cone Penetration Testing has proven itself in deep offshore investigations but according to Kim Hodgson, nearshore projects manager at Lankelma (a UK-based wireline CPT specialist), this investigation technology has also been shown to be a viable alternative to traditional top-push techniques for nearshore projects.
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NewsExceptional vision for a fast vessel
Norwegian operator, Umoe Mandal, has purchased six External Panorama Pantograph heavy duty windscreen wipers from UK based DuroWipers to equip a newbuild Surface Effect Ship (SES).
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NewsMany questions, one 'Solution'
It might sound simple: having one capable, well-worked vessel, Netherlands-based DUC Marine went about designing another. However, the ‘Solution’ has had to resolve some conflicting demands.
