Marine Construction News – Page 160
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NewsFlood protection work to start at Easton Broad
The UK’s Environment Agency has announced work is set to begin building an earth embankment to provide vital flood protection from the sea at Easton Broad, south of Lowestoft in Suffolk.
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NewsContractors appointed for Liverpool2 container terminal
Peel Ports has awarded a contract to a joint venture comprising BAM Nuttall and Van Oord for construction of the new £300m Liverpool2 Container Terminal on the Mersey estuary.
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NewsCatering for modal shift in Rotterdam
United Waalhaven Terminals (UWT) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have reached agreement for construction of a new quay on the Prins Johan Frisohaven, partly to handle empty containers.
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NewsRamsgate has compelling arguments for growth
Thanet District Council’s Harbour Master Rob Brown is certain that Ramsgate is a port whose time has come – again.
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NewsDalby Aire answers call of distant windfarms
Alicat Workboats has been building windfarm service vessels since Guardian 1 debuted at Seawork in 2009.
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NewsFloods in Poland? Send for the Dutch
Dutch design and engineering consultancy Grontmij has agreed a further extension to an assignment aimed at protecting Poland from catastrophic flooding, including the region around the city of Wroclaw.
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NewsAgreement promises major investment for Scrabster
Scotland’s most northerly mainland port has signed an agreement with NorSea Group that will see major investment in developing a one stop shop for the offshore oil and gas industry with an eye also to marine renewables.
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Plans for development at the Port of Cork
The Port of Cork Company has outlined plans for potential port development in Ringaskiddy, the first phase in the implementation of the Irish port’s Strategic Development Plan Review.
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Kishorn paves the way for renewables
Kishorn Port has submitted comprehensive plans to develop facilities for the marine renewables industry, built on its previous history in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
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NewsFurther progress for Zeebrugge’s second LNG jetty
Foundation work on Zeebrugge’s second LNG jetty is complete, allowing progress with building of the superstructure in a project with one eye on the supplying of LNG as a fuel for shipping.
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NewsFloating island for Rotterdam’s Rijnhaven
KCAP Architects&Planners, Royal HaskoningDHV and project initiator Emergo have presented plans for a floating park in Rotterdam’s Rijnhaven.
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NewsAn airport all at sea, a bonanza for the industry
A long running debate about a subject with no connection to the maritime world could have major implications for the marine civil engineering industry with opportunities on a scale not seen for many years.
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NewsHope for solution on troubled Kiel Canal
It is now hoped that locks on the Kiel Canal in Brunsbuettel will be “operationally secure” again by year’s end.
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NewsNew Kiel cruise berth is operational
A new berth for cruise ships, which has just begun operation in the north German Baltic Port of Kiel, is part of an ongoing €5.4m expansion programme to boost cargo and passenger handling capacity.
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New CEDA publication
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has issued the latest in a series of information papers, entitled ‘Ecosystem Services and Dredging and Marine Construction’.
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More ‘Room for the River’ work for Boskalis
Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has been awarded a contract by the Vallei en Veluwe district water board for the construction of the Veessen-Wapenveld high-water channel in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.
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NewsLargest ever MoorMaster order in Europe
Switzerland headquartered global engineering group Cavotec secured a significant order last week for its MoorMaster automated mooring technology at a new bulk handling application in Norway.
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NewsMarine engineering in Edinburgh spotlight
The UK’s Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) will host the tenth in its series of ‘Breakwaters’ specialist conferences in Edinburgh on 18-20 September.
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NewsPort expansion progress at Cromarty Firth
Scotland’s Cromarty Firth Port Authority’s £20m port expansion has taken a major step forward in meeting its 2015 completion target, with ground investigation works now underway.
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NewsTight timing ensures inter-tidal works success
Land and Water Services were contracted by Dredging International (part of the LORDI joint venture for the port construction) to complete two phases of the London Gateway Port project.
