Marine Construction News – Page 163

  • Work to Wilhelmina lock in Zaandam will include widening, deepening and lengthening (Heijmans)
    News

    Lock renovation at Zaandam

    2013-06-04T07:30:00Z

    The Dutch province of Noord-Holland has awarded a major contract for complex renovation works at the 110 year old Wilhelmina Lock in Zaandam.

  • Yarmouth's new pontoons feature Kebony sustainable decking (Kebony)
    News

    Innovative decking solution for Yarmouth’s new pontoons

    2013-06-04T07:30:00Z

    New pontoons for Yarmouth Harbour have been installed, using an innovative form of decking based on a sustainable substitute for tropical hardwood and preservative treated timber.

  • Sea views are retained with the stepped revetment while also providing adequate flood defence (Peter Barker)
    News

    Protecting Margate old town from the sea

    2013-06-03T07:30:00Z

    Flood prevention and coastal protection work has recently been completed at a Kent UK seaside resort that has in the past, experienced the devastating effects that storm surges can have on towns not prepared for the worst.

  • News

    Proposed Cowes breakwater moves closer

    2013-06-03T07:30:00Z

    The proposed new outer breakwater for Cowes Harbour on the Isle of Wight is a step closer with the announcement of funding as the project moves towards the tender stage.

  • It is likely that the new area will be constructed on piles so that there is the minimum disruption to the sea bed
    News

    Monaco plans major reclamation project

    2013-06-03T07:30:00Z

    The tiny principality of Monaco is planning a development that will add 12.5 acres of development space to its land mass.

  • Lock bridge expansion work at Zerben
    News

    Germans tackle last hurdle on canal to Berlin

    2013-05-30T15:33:00Z

    Twenty three years after Germany was reunited, work has begun on construction of a second lock at Zerben, the last major civil engineering project on the renovated Elbe-Havel Canal (EHK) linking the east and west German waterway networks.

  • The Jean Ango is seen undergoing sea trials in Northern Spain
    News

    Dutch/Spanish teamwork begets French dredger

    2013-05-30T15:33:00Z

    The hopper dredger Jean Ango has been handed over to its French owner, Dragages-Ports, the major French publicly owned company which operates a large number of dredgers maintaining all major sea ports.

  • Dura Composites’ Dura Grating installed at the RNLI site in Weymouth for over 15 years and still in full working order
    News

    Hard wearing decking stands test of time

    2013-05-29T14:32:00Z

    Dura Composites has been supplying its Dura Grating marine range with a commercial warranty of 25 years for decades but the proof really is in the pudding.

  • During the conversion works the vessel was lengthened by 9m and sponsons were added to improve the sea keeping
    News

    Converted windfarm ‘floatel’ goes to work

    2013-05-23T16:21:00Z

    The naming of Service Support Vessel DP Gezina last week at Holland Shipyards’ premises in Hardinxveld – Giessendam introduced a vessel which is perhaps the first of its kind in the offshore wind industry.

  • News

    Royal HaskoningDHV in Brazilian tunnel project

    2013-05-23T07:30:00Z

    Royal HaskoningDHV has played an important role in plans to build a 500m tunnel for Brazil’s largest seaport, Santos.

  • News

    Cone fenders selected by Port Klang

    2013-05-23T07:30:00Z

    QuayQuip in the UK has provided Northport, one of the principal sections of Klang Port in Malaysia, with a series of QCN 1150 cone fender systems. The fendering, including UHMW-PE faced panels 1.9m wide by 5.5m high, plus chains and fixings, was delivered in April 2013.

  • Politicians in Denmark have swung behind the Fehmarnbelt project
    News

    Danish parliament commits to Fehmarnbelt project

    2013-05-23T07:30:00Z

    In late March a majority in the Danish parliament entered into a comprehensive transport agreement on a number of infrastructure projects throughout Denmark.

  • News

    Partners to improve sediment information

    2013-05-23T07:30:00Z

    Partrac in the UK says it recently worked with ADAS in the development of a novel framework, combining conventional sediment source fingerprinting and Partrac’s proprietary ‘dual signature’ particle tracking technology.

  • The Wallasea Island project has already won one award and is up for another
    News

    Wallasea island project shortlisted for RTPI award

    2013-05-22T07:30:00Z

    The UK’s Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has announced that the RSPB’s Wallasea Island ‘Wild Coast’ project is up for an award.

  • News

    Coastal management strategy for Morecambe

    2013-05-22T07:30:00Z

    Lancaster City Council has commissioned ABPmer to prepare a Coastal Management Strategy for the Morecambe Town frontage. The purpose of the strategy is to implement the shoreline management plan policies in a sustainable and cost effective manner.

  • The PUMA consortium has completed the first stage of the Maasvlakte 2 project
    News

    PUMA team completes first phase of Maasvlakte 2

    2013-05-22T07:30:00Z

    Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) and Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors (Van Oord) have delivered the first stage of Maasvlakte 2 to the client, Port of Rotterdam, on schedule, on budget and in accordance with the quality requirements specified.

  • MO1 is based on a unique design from the Teknicraft stable
    News

    Versatile ‘MO1’ maximises 25m capability

    2013-05-21T07:30:00Z

    A lot of hard thinking has gone into Scarborough UK based Mainprize Offshore’s new vessel, the MO1, which is due to be put in the water at the end of June.

  • News

    Port pipelines get deep treatment

    2013-05-17T07:30:00Z

    It might be easy to overlook the part the pipelines running along the new Scrabster Harbour quay in the north of Scotland play, especially as they are buried underfoot.

  • News

    Retaining wall for waterfront park

    2013-05-17T07:30:00Z

    Work is getting underway on a ribbon wall fronting a £2.3 million waterfront park on the South Shields riverside in the UK.

  • Damen Shiprepair Brest has serviced 50 vessels since early 2012
    News

    Busy year for Damen

    2013-05-16T17:48:00Z

    Since acquiring Sobrena in early 2012, Damen Shiprepair Brest has serviced 50 vessels from leading shipowners and managers.