Marine Construction News – Page 138
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NewsFlemish takeover
Jan De Nul NV, a subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, has taken over the Belgian company Algemene Ondernemingen Soetaert NV, subject to the approval of the Belgian Competition Authority.
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NewsYard flexibility wins repair work
A north German shipyard group has exploited its location and logistics flexibility of late by switching one small repair job between yards and also bagging major cruise ship work over stiff competition from other German facilities.
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NewsNorderney ferry terminal
The first construction phase of a new ferry terminal on the small East Frisian island of Norderney in the North Sea off the German coast is for completion September.
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NewsTug supply vessel fit out
UK-based ship interiors specialist MPE has completed a fit-out of the Norwegian-owned tug supply vessel ‘Sentinel Ranger’. MPE, headquartered on the banks of the River Mersey in Birkenhead, undertook the work at UK Docks’ Wear dockyard, in Sunderland.
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NewsNew marine connectors
US headquartered TE Connectivity has announced its new Amplimite IP67 D-subminiature connectors. Designed to also meet MIL-DTL-24308 specifications, the new connectors have an environmental sealing that has been successfully tested at a submerged depth of one meter and have water and dust ingress protection to IP67.
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NewsNorway leads on ending beaching
One of the greatest issues that the shipping industry has to deal with is what to do with end-of-life vessels, most of which still end up in the South Asian beaching yards with their awful environmental and human rights records.
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NewsGibraltar: holding its own in the German market
Gibdock, the Gibraltar ship repair yard, says it is strengthening its impact within the German ship owning market.
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NewsNew repairs delay German lock re-opening
The surprise discovery of more lock gate damage has put Bremerhaven’s giant new Kaiserschleuse lock out of action until at least the end of the year.
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NewsDOPs for caisson pumpout
Damen Dredging equipment has delivered two complete DOP submersible dredge pump packages to Spanish construction company Acciona Infraestructuras, S.A. The DOP pumps are being used in a large harbour construction project in Brazil.
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NewsLife extension for French researcher
Oceanographic research vessel ‘Marion Dufresne II’ is celebrating her 20th anniversary in 2015 and has recently finished a major refit that will extend her life for a further 20 years. Electrical system integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems has successfully completed the electrical conversion.
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NewsExpansion at Solent Refit
Solent Refit, the Southampton water, UK-based refit yard has plans to develop berths for larger vessels alongside its floating pontoon. Currently the yard can berth vessels up to around 60 metres but draft limitations restrict the access for larger craft. Now they are initiating a dredging programme that will provide ...
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NewsSanmar built LNG terminal tugs – in detail
Tugs & Towing recently reported delivery of the last of a five-tug order from Sanmar Shipyard for Smit Lamnalco specifically modified for LNG terminal operations, let’s take a closer look.
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NewsWismar expansion starting soon
Construction work is starting soon on a three-year €35.6 million project to expand and modernise the German Baltic seaport of Wismar.
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NewsIjmuiden's new sea lock
The harbour at Ijmuiden on the Dutch coast north of Rotterdam is a port in its own right with direct access to the sea but it is also the access point for ships that want to enter the North Sea Canal. Preparations for the construction of a new larger sea ...
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NewsPort of Gothenburg invests
A new logistics park is in the early stages of build directly beside Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg. One million square metres in size, the park is expected to generate more than 2,000 jobs and address a shortage of land for logistics and distribution close to the port.
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NewsHamburg’s Russian link
The new deep-water port of Bronka on the outskirts of St Petersburg on the Southern bank of the Gulf of Finland is being built near the municipality of Lomonossov and it’s set to be the latest partner in Port of Hamburg Marketing.
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Submarine interconnector
Prysmian Group, the Italian headquartered energy and telecom cable systems company, has been awarded a new contract worth around 550 million euros, for a 740km long HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) submarine interconnector that will link Norway and the UK, by Statnett SF and National Grid NSN Link Ltd, a ...
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NewsCruise Centre booms amid calls for another
Hamburg’s new €64 million Steinwerder Cruise Centre (CC3) handled nearly 60,000 passengers and 11 ships in its first month of operation, lending more weight to calls for a fourth such facility in Germany’s biggest seaport.
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NewsBelgian investment on the Thames
A unique self-powered work barge and sister vessel have gone into service on the River Thames. Launched in a partnership between Southwark based operator Livett’s Group and Belgian owner Herbosch-Kiere, the ‘Scheldemond I & II’ are set to provide a significant efficiency boost for central London civil engineering contractors.
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NewsBuilding bridges
ADELTE, the Spanish port and terminal boarding bridge supplier, formerly known as TEAM, has reported that it has completed the installation of two innovative boarding bridges at Cruise Center Steinwerder, Hamburg’s third cruise terminal.
