Marine Construction News – Page 168
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NewsCylinder liners overhauled as part of refit
Twelve cylinder liners from the Solstad owned vessel Normand Progress have been given a precision overhaul at the Newcastle UK workshop of Royston Limited.
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NewsEuropean expertise for Bangladesh newbuilds
In late 2008 a joint venture was formed between the Netherlands based VOSTA LMG and the Bangladesh Karnafuly Shipyard to build three CSD450 cutter suction dredgers for the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority.
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New dredging software launched
Unique System FZE launched HYPACK 2013 software at its recent HYPACK Training Workshop 2012.
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NewsItaly – UK collaboration for marina dredger
The UK will soon be home to an Italian built dredger designed by a British dredger operator specialising in marina dredging.
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NewsInfrastructure Forum delivers for Van Oord
Rotterdam based dredging and marine construction contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract by PT PP (Persero) TBK for deepening the port and reclaiming land for a new terminal area in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, the largest container port in Indonesia.
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NewsSeventh generation Beaver introduced by IHC
The Netherlands’ IHC Merwede has introduced the IHC Beaver 65 DDSP, the successor to the successful IHC Beaver 6518.
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NewsLicense approval for Southampton dredging
Associated British Ports (ABP) has received the necessary marine licence to carry out a key component of its dredging programme in the Port of Southampton, further improving marine access for large container vessels.
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NewsDredging ‘test circuit’ commissioned in Nijkerk
Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) commissioned a brand new sediment transport test circuit last week in the presence of the members of the Dutch Civil Engineering Society.
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Associated British Ports seeking EIB loans
ABP Finance Plc has announced that ABP Acquisitions UK Limited, its fellow group undertaking, is in discussions with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the provision of two corporate loans totalling around £125 million.
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Third phase dredging of Dublin’s Grand Canal
Waterways Ireland has confirmed that further dredging of the Dublin inner city section of the Grand Canal got under way recently.
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NewsNew dredging technique used at Gloucester Docks
Important dredging works began at Gloucester Docks in the UK in November, with a new technique being used for the first time to ensure the water is deep enough for large boats.
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NewsInnovative technology restores lost reed bed
The Broads Authority in the UK is restoring a lost reed bed and eroded strip of land at Salhouse Broad using funding and the latest innovative technology from Europe.
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Canal relining project gets under way
A half mile stretch of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal near Llangattock and Dardy will benefit from major engineering work this winter.
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NewsNew conversion job for busy Diedrich
In its second major conversion job of the year, north Germany’s versatile small ship specialist Schiffswerft Diedrich is carrying out the almost total conversion of the 36.33m long low draught passenger ferry Frisia X.
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NewsWork on Aberdeen access channel completed
Scotland’s Aberdeen Harbour has welcomed the largest ever vessel to the port after the completion of a £5.2 million programme to improve access and deepen the navigation channel.
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Successful completion of DIO marine facility
VolkerStevin Marine has completed construction of the £18 million specialist marine facility in Portsmouth Harbour for the UK’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).
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Latest phase of ROPES research project
Engineering and construction multi-national Bechtel has announced that a groundbreaking study to improve the safety of shipping ports has entered a new phase.
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NewsC H Horn gets a new lease of life
Built in 1968 and owned by Poole Harbour Commissioners in the UK, the C H Horn has kept the waterways of Poole Harbour clear for over 40 years.
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NewsMaking room for the river
A nine year €2.3 billion project in the Netherlands aims to reduce the risk of major flood damage from changing environmental conditions, including rivers having to process increasing levels of rainfall, snow and ice.
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NewsHistoric dry dock reopens for business
A historic dry dock in North Devon UK has accepted its first vessels for more than 60 years.
