Marine Construction News – Page 158

  • Major hull repair and modification work in dry dock will extend the life of SS Shieldhall for another 25 years
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    £1.4m repair grant keeps Shieldhall sailing

    2013-12-20T07:30:00Z

    Ship repair company A&P Falmouth has won a major contract with the Southampton UK based historic steamship SS Shieldhall, which has graced many a Seawork exhibition as an events venue.

  • MOL Caledon is the first scheduled vessel to dock at London Gateway Port
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    DP World London Gateway Port is open for business

    2013-12-09T07:30:00Z

    Britain’s new DP World London Gateway Port welcomed its first scheduled container ship, the MOL Caledon from South Africa, on 7 November.

  • Liverpool's new container terminal will be subject to particular environmental conditions (BMT Group)
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    Liverpool2 study completed

    2013-12-03T07:30:00Z

    UK based BMT Group have completed a series of studies to identify and assess the various impacts of larger vessels that will be using the new Seaforth Liverpool2 container terminal.

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    Balfour Beatty wins Blackpool sea defence contract

    2013-12-03T07:30:00Z

    A £73m contract for two sea defence projects at Blackpool has been awarded to Balfour Beatty.

  • The bow beak combines both semi-planing and planing abilities (Peter Barker)
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    French panache for Thames Estuary pilots

    2013-11-26T16:24:00Z

    Estuary Services Ltd (ESL) has celebrated the entry into service of two new French designed, British built pilot launches for operation in the demanding waters of the Thames Estuary.

  • Levee Patroller allows dike inspectors to hone their skills (Deltares)
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    Flood averted, move to level two

    2013-11-26T07:30:00Z

    If you are a budding or even a serving dike inspector you may be hoping Santa brings you one of Deltares ‘serious gaming’ Levee Patroller training aids for Christmas, its developer recently winning a gaming award.

  • A more stable and wider river Meuse will follow the work (Tineke Dijkstra Fotography The Hague)
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    The Netherlands and Flanders join forces to reduce flood risk

    2013-11-25T07:30:00Z

    Completion of a large scale project to protect the residents of an area straddling both the Netherlands and Flanders has been marked with the signing of a new Declaration of Intent for further work in the area.

  • Behala's 'Ursus' gives Berlin's manufacturers an easier route to the sea
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    Water benefits as paper sinks road transport

    2013-11-15T07:30:00Z

    It seems it’s not the physical burden so much as the administrative one that has pushed heavy lift and project cargo off European trucks and onto the waterways.

  • A key element of the ‘Ike Dike’ concept is a movable storm surge barrier that can seal off the bay near Galveston and Houston during a hurricane
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    Dutch expertise pursues ‘Ike Dike’ concept

    2013-11-14T07:30:00Z

    The Dutch Delft University of Technology, Royal HaskoningDHV, and Iv Infra are exploring possible designs for a storm surge barrier off the coast of Houston USA.

  • TCM is scheduled to open 36 months after construction begins
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    Dutch consortium to build Caribbean terminal

    2013-11-13T07:30:00Z

    Netherlands based APM Terminals has signed contracts with the Van Oord-BAM consortium for the construction of the new Moin Container Terminal, known locally as ‘Terminal de Contenedores de Moín’ (TCM), now in development on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.

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    Ports of Jersey berth project completed

    2013-11-11T07:30:00Z

    UK based marina consultancy, Marina Projects Ltd has completed the refurbishment of the Fishermen’s Berths’ project on St Helier, Jersey, within both programme and budget constraints.

  • The Port of Cherbourg will dedicate almost 250 acres of land to the marine renewable energy sector
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    €100m marine energy boost for Cherbourg

    2013-11-11T07:30:00Z

    Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) is forging ahead with the extension of the Quai des Flamands in Cherbourg.

  • Stour dries out at Porthdinllaen
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    Good progress on new RNLI station works

    2013-11-11T07:30:00Z

    UK workboat operator Jenkins Marine has been helping Bam Nuttall construct a new lifeboat station at Porthdinllaen for the RNLI.

  • Gasum is Finland's natural gas transmission system operator (Gasum)
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    Finland LNG terminal one step closer

    2013-11-08T07:30:00Z

    Finnish gas supply company Gasum Oy’s proposal for an LNG import terminal in southern Finland has received a boost with acceptance of the environmental impact assessment report.

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    Shipyard developments in Toulon

    2013-11-08T07:30:00Z

    Monaco Marine Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Port of Toulon Authority to development a part of Toulon harbour as a facility for the construction and repair of large yachts.

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    Funding for storm damaged harbours

    2013-11-07T07:30:00Z

    An extra £3m has been allocated by the Scottish Government for repairing damage to fishing harbours damaged by storms late in 2012.

  • Colombia has a history of flooding damage from La Nina (Royal HaskoningDHV)
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    Flood control contract for Royal HaskoningDHV

    2013-11-07T07:30:00Z

    A major Colombian flood control contract has been awarded Netherlands based Royal HaskoningDHV, aimed at preventing a repeat of the catastrophic La Niña disaster in 2010.

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    Bids for Oostende beach replenishment

    2013-11-06T07:30:00Z

    Bidders have been invited to submit tenders for the contract to replenish areas of beaches at Oostende in Belgium.

  • One of the gates is lowered into the seabed housing structure (Salve)
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    Venice flood barriers put to the test

    2013-10-31T14:36:00Z

    An important milestone with the project to protect Venice from flooding from high tides has passed with successful testing of four floodgates.

  • Brunsbuettel improves quayside
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    Brunsbuettel completes berth renovation

    2013-10-31T14:35:00Z

    Brunsbuettel Ports Elbehafen in north Germany has completed pier renovation and strengthening works costing €10m and part of a €20m infra and super-structure expansion programme aimed at improving the port’s deepwater handling capability.