Marine Construction News – Page 144
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NewsStainless service
Stainless UK has reported to ''MJ'' that it has supplied over 1000 Grade 316 stainless steel bars to Hull based contractor PBS Construction for use on a new boat slipway being constructed in Withernsea, East Yorkshire as part of the major redevelopment of the towns commercial fishing compound.
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ABPmer advises on shingle spit
On the UK’s south coast, the working group for Pagham Parish Council, Pagham Flood Defence Steering Group (PFDSG), has engaged with ABPmer to identify the best solution for managing the large shingle spit fronting Pagham Harbour in West Sussex.
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NewsNearing the end of the tunnel
July saw the end of the period during which the general public and organisations in Germany could comment on, and raise objections to, the comprehensive application to the German plan approval authority for construction permission for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Rødby and Puttgarden, a project we last reported on in ...
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NewsCommercial Marine & Piling busy on the Thames
Ringwood Hampshire based Commercial Marine & Piling (CMP) have recently made two announcements highlighting their involvement in activities on the river Thames.
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EIA mapping
Proteus FZC, a provider of satellite-derived mapping and classification services, has delivered marine habitat maps for four Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA). Proteus completed the mapping components of the EIAs on behalf of oil & gas companies and engineering consulting firms.
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Intertek wins tunnel corrosion contract
Intertek, a quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, has secured a contract to provide corrosion services for the Eurasia Tunnel Project in Istanbul, which will result in the construction of an undersea highway connecting Asia and Europe for the first time.
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NewsWireless construction monitoring
UK-based Geosense recently supplied a Wi-SOS 400 wireless monitoring system to provide a solution for a project to extend the port at Klaipeda in Lithuania
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Dover tenders
The UK’s Dover Harbour Board agreed in early October to move forward on the first substantial phase of works to transform the port through its Dover Western Docks Revival project.
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NewsSeaRoc and HSEQ Experts join forces
SeaRoc Group Ltd and HSEQ Experts GmbH have completed a collaboration agreement to provide a combined service offering to help support the construction and operation of Offshore Windfarms in Germany and other European markets. The two companies have been working together since March 2014 and this agreement formalizes their existing ...
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ICE Training
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has rebranded its current training operation, (Thomas Telford Training), in order to better express the values at the heart of the Institution’s training offering.
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NewsCowes breakwater update
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC), Isle of Wight, UK has reported that completion of the 2014 phases of the Cowes breakwater construction programme is imminent with contractors Boskalis Westminster now finalising the reshaping of the 350 metre long breakwater core in advance of a winter settlement period.
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NewsGreen port at Hull
A contract has been placed for the development of a waterfront site in the Port of Hull, UK, dedicated to the construction of wind farm modules. Associated British Ports who operate the Port of Hull placed the contract, valued at £100 million, to construction and engineering firm Lagan Construction Group ...
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NewsGdansk expansion
The major container terminal in the Polish port of Gdansk, DCT Gdansk, received its first vessel in June 2007. Since then it has continued expansion and by 2010 the terminal was receiving 8.000 TEU container vessels on a weekly basis, mainly from the Far East.
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NewsStepping towards a new Storstrøm bridge
The Danish Road Directorate has recently published the EIA report for the Storstrøm bridge project. The new bridge is expected to be built from 2016-21 and will replace the existing, antiquated link between Zealand and Falster.
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NewsGwynt y Môr cabling complete
Reef Subsea has successfully completed its campaign of installing and burying inter-array power cables on the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, located offshore Wales, UK. The wind farm is owned by RWE Innogy and partners and is one of the largest in the world, located 13 kilometres off ...
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NewsCowes catalyst
In the UK, Cowes Harbour Commission has claimed that the new detached Cowes breakwater is set to unlock the Isle of Wight harbour’s potential and create a catalyst for investment and job opportunities.
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ABPmer helps optimise Hornsea cable burial
ABPmer, the UK-based marine consultancy, has been contracted by Cathie Associates Ltd to assess sediment mobility along the export and infield cable routes of two sub-projects within the Round 3 Hornsea offshore windfarm zone.
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NewsCaspian coastal CSD
Netherlands shipbuilder Damen has signed a contract with the dredging and marine contractor Van Oord for the supply of a CSD 650 custom suction dredger together with an FCS 1605 Fast Crew Supplier, initially for operations in the Caspian Sea.
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NewsSea defences gather pace
UK coast and marine infrastructure specialist Jones Bros has completed its part in the first phase of a challenging sea defence project that will protect Clacton and Holland-on-Sea in Essex.
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Foundation sensor trial
UK-headquartered load measurement specialist Strainstall has been subcontracted by the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) to install sensors, as part of their Structural and Environmental Monitoring (SEM) solution, on to a new ‘Suction Bucket Jacket’ foundation, which is currently being trialled at the Borkum Riffgrund 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Germany.
