Marine Construction News – Page 152
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NewsInvestment at Algeciras
A 73 million USD investment to upgrade four existing cranes, along with other infrastructure improvements to APM Terminals Algeciras, has helped to make Spain’s largest container port the busiest on the Mediterranean Sea, APM has claimed.
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NewsCaisson tow completed
Holyhead Towing (UK) have recently completed a contract to tow a 4,000 tonne reinforced concrete caisson from the Inchgreen drydock in Greenock where it was built by RJ McLeod (contractors) for Ullapool Harbour Trust.
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NewsDutch floatel for Egypt
Accommodation vessel ‘DP Gezina’ owned by Chevalier Floatels (NED) has been hired by Saipem to support the installation work related to topside hook up and modification at Burullus Simian Control Platform, located some 65 km off the coast of Egypt, in approximate 60m of water.
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McTays’ million pound slipway
McTays shipbuilder in Birkenhead, UK, has invested more than £1million at its headquarters including upgrading a slipway which is now capable of accommodating vessels up to 2,000 tonnes.
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NewsNew floating dock for Melita Marine Group
In order to improve their capacity, Melita Marine Group of Malta has purchased a new floating dock with 5,000 tonnes lifting capacity, an overall length of 102 metres, an inside width 20 metres and draft over keel blocks of 6 metres.
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NewsDredging addresses sea bottom waste
The Belgium based DEME Group subsidiary Dredging International has deployed its trailing suction hopper dredger ''Artevelde'' to participate in the Belgian Fishing for Litter (FFL) project.
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Van Oord takes over Dravo S.A.
Dutch dredging and marine construction major Van Oord has acquired all the shares of its Spanish subsidiary Dravo S.A.
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NewsTargeting dredging at Seawork
International piling equipment expert, Watson & Hillhouse, exhibited at Seawork International for the first time this year, specifically to demonstrate the Damen DOP Pump to the dredging industry.
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Robust handover to UK Dredging
The handover of Robust Boats new aluminium survey craft for UK Dredging took place at this year’s Seawork International.
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NewsTaking on the might of the Dutch
GPS Marine Contractors Ltd used Seawork International this year to drum up new global dredging contracts with the aim of taking some business back from the Dutch.
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Repair merger
Serdijn Ship Repair (SSR) and Zwagerman Offshore Services have joined forces to form new company under the name Rotterdam Offshore Group BV (ROG).
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NewsPorto investment
Spanish marine infrastructure specialist ADELTE, formerly known as TEAM has won a contract to install a sophisticated boarding bridge at the new cruise terminal in Leixões near Porto, Portugal.
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NewsTamsen snaps up Rostock ferry work
German Baltic shipyard Tamsen Maritim has provided the facilities for the annual spruce-up and maintenance of a quartet of punchy small ferries in operation in the local port of Rostock.
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NewsPolarstern revamp at LWB
The latest in a long line of yard overhauls has been completed at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) on one of Germany’s best-known multi-purpose research ships – Polarstern.
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NewsA&P’s refit prolongs life of classic steamship
The 59-year-old SS Shieldhall has returned from a major refit that extends its life for another 25 years.
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NewsFelixstowe extension
Work has started at the Port of Felixstowe on the latest expansion of the UK’s largest container port. VSBW Joint Venture, a consortium of VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster, has been appointed as the lead contractor to extend the port’s Berth 9 by 190m.
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Somerset Levels dredging underway
Albury, UK based Land and Water Services is undertaking Phase 1 dredging operations on the River Parrett at Riverside, Bridgewater. The dredging works have come as a result of the extreme flooding that took place across the Somerset Levels last winter, the worst seen in 250 years.
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NewsHamburg’s CC3 keeps pace with big cruise demand
Construction is now underway in Hamburg on a third cruise ship terminal – this one designed to handle the biggest vessels afloat and turn round 6-8,000 passengers at a time.
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Ecospan targets new sectors
First time Seawork exhibitor, Ecospan Environmental Ltd, was at the show this year to drum up new business with a particular emphasis on targeting harbour masters.
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NewsA wheelhouse in three weeks
UK-based ship repairers Southampton Marine Services have repaired Walcon Marine’s ‘Walcon Wizard’ following a collision while under tow in the English Channel.
