Marine Construction News – Page 153
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NewsMacArtney steps up Asian presence
Driven by a major strategic expansion of its operations in Singapore, Denmark’s MacArtney Group is growing its presence and activities in all Asian markets for underwater technology, including repair and maintenance.
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NewsIPS completes maintenance contracts
UK based engineering firm IPS Marine Fabrications has completed a series of maintenance contracts for three ship operators.
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NewsEcospeed protection for Canadian ice-class ferry
A Canadian ice-class ferry has been coated with Ecospeed to give it full, long-lasting protection against damage from impact with ice while transporting passengers between the Canadian cities of Lévis and Québec.
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NewsA new era for accessing offshore wind turbines
Siem Offshore Contractors recently took delivery of a new generation offshore wind installation support vessel that is set to introduce a new standard for accessing offshore turbines.
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NewsMarina Projects at Seawork
The UK marina consultancy Marina Projects, will be exhibiting alongside its operating subsidiaries Endeavour Quay and Whitehaven Marina at this year’s Seawork International 2014 from 10 to 12 June at ABP Port of Southampton.
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NewsCosts soar on delayed Emden lock project
Technical and legal complications have further delayed completion of the long-planned renovation of the port of Emden’s Nesserlander Lock until 2017 and also “significantly” increased the estimated cost of the project.
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NewsRiver rail bridge refurb rolls on
The refurbishment of Battersea Rail Bridge over the Thames has overrun due to several unforeseen factors, writes Graeme Ewens
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IADC courses
The next IADC (International Association of Dredging Companies) Seminar on Dredging and Land Reclamation takes place from 23 to 27 June at UNESCO-IHE, at Delft in the Netherlands. According to Netherlands based IADC, the seminar is a unique chance to receive invaluable hands-on experience, as it includes a visit to ...
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NewsSeptember start for Kiel Canal lock project
Construction of the badly needed fifth lock in Brunsbuettel on the Kiel Canal is expected to start in earnest in September after Berlin Government approval was given for costs totalling €485 million.
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Game-changing wind foundation
The world’s first Seatower Cranefree Gravity foundation will be deployed at the Fécamp offshore windfarm in the English Channel, 13km off the coast of Normandy.
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NewsDutch companies plan flood protection for Jakarta
During a recent trade mission to Indonesia, Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, Melanie Schultz van Haegen presented a masterplan offering a long-term solution to flooding in North Jakarta.
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ARCADIS win two port contracts in Brazil
Dutch consultancy firm ARCADIS has signed two large contracts to project manage a new port terminal in Säo Luis in north eastern Brazil for a global mining company based in the country.
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NewsFelixstowe expansion gets into full-swing
The UK port of Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port is set to get even bigger as work commences to extend one of its berths.
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NewsElectric ferry retrofit
Swedish company Green City Ferries is to launch what has been called the world’s first supercharged electric passenger ferry.
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NewsSuperyacht puts on weight send in the dredgers
Jenkins Marine has taken part in an unusual dredging operation in Portsmouth to aid the return to the water of a superyacht which put on extra weight following modifications.
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Drones monitor shoreline in Italy
Danish water environment consultants DHI Group are providing modelling software for a project using an airborne drone to monitor sea state conditions on a stretch of beach in Italy.
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NewsSafehaven cats for the Polish Navy
Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has just launched the first of four newbuild Wildcat 40 hydrographic survey catamarans for the Polish Navy.
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UK flood repairs get under way
Land and Water Services Ltd have commenced dredging work on the River Parrett in Somerset as part of the UK’s response to recent flooding events.
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Cromarty Firth expansion gets underway
Dredging vessels and tugs have started to arrive as the Port of Cromarty Firth’s £25m port expansion programme prepares to get under way at Invergordon.
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WODCON XX1 2016
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has announced that the 21st World Dredging Congress & Exhibition (WODCON XXI) will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Miami, USA from 13 to 17 June 2016.
