Marine Construction News – Page 169
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NewsSea cadets supported in training ship repair
US headquartered mechanical pipe-joining systems specialist Victualic is supporting sea cadets in Hellevoetsluis, the Netherlands, as they repair and refit the Zeefakkel, which suffered serious fire damage in an arson attack in October 2011.
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NewsFlexibility facilitates Dutch dredger repairs
Shipdock Harlingen in the Netherlands has been awarded a contract by Sliedrecht based dredging company De Boer for dry dock work on the trailing suction hopper dredger Amazone.
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Shaftline conversion for Fraser Titan
The triple screw Canadian dredger Fraser Titan has been converted to Thordon RiverTough water lubricated propeller shaft bearings from an oil lubricated system.
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NewsAlnmaritec opens Wimbourne Quay Repair Centre
Alnmaritec, based in Northumberland UK based Alnmaritec is best known for the design and build of commercial workboats.
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NewsArkona overhaul tops small German yard work
Nobiskrug Shipyard in Rendsburg has completed this year’s routine maintenance work on one of Germany’s best known workships, the 69.2m multi-purpose Arkona.
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NewsGetares Uno in service at Port of Algeciras
Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has just launched Gatares Uno, a new Interceptor 48 pilot vessel for the Port of Algeciras in Spain.
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Fall on the Tyne is fine for A&P
A&P North East has reported a busy September and October which saw six ships docking on the Tyne.
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NewsBusy Lerwick gets new deepwater berth
Lerwick Port Authority has a number projects underway, including a common user quay and a new fish landing.
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Groundbreaking at King Abdul Aziz Port
A groundbreaking ceremony has marked the official start of construction of the second container terminal in the King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam.
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NewsImprovisation sees linkspan repair completed
The details of the dramatic bridge collapse at Berth 105 at Southampton Port in September of last year is still being investigated, but a few key points are clear.
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NewsMet mast installed for Rampion Windfarm
The metrological mast for the proposed Rampion Offshore Wind Farm in the English Channel has been installed 13km from the port of Shoreham-on-Sea UK.
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NewsFelixstowe’s fenders for bigger vessels
There’s a growing need for ‘super-sized’ fenders brought about by the global rise in vessel sizes, says Richard Hepworth of Trelleborg Marine Systems.
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NewsSpecialist facility for Portsmouth Harbour
Construction of the £18m specialist marine facility in Portsmouth Harbour for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has now been completed.
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NewsAsia to Europe subsea link to proceed
The first ever high voltage submarine power cable link in Turkey is going ahead, connecting Europe and Asia by crossing the Dardanelles Strait.
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Investigations completed for Port of Liverpool
Coastline Surveys recently completed a geo-environmental investigation on behalf of Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, as part of the Liverpool 2 container terminal development.
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NewsCreeping up on the inside, wave and tidal
Offshore wind will most likely spring to mind when considering marine renewable energy, understandable given the scale of activity throughout Europe.
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NewsRiver Thames should be London’s ‘artery’
Now is the time to show the advantages of using the Thames as an artery across London for heavy lifting and transportation says Chris Livett of Livett’s Launches, adding that there’s plenty of room for it.
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NewsJan De Nul rises to Port Botany challenge
Port Botany’s 63 hectares of land reclamation carried out by Belgian giant Jan de Nul, recently handed over to Sydney Ports Corporation, didn’t just push the envelope but created an entirely new one.
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News‘All-rounder’ ups German dredging clout
The second in a series of seven Danish built floating grab dredgers has gone into service with German authorities and officials have described the versatile vessel as “a genuine all-rounder”.
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NewsDredger debuts with Dutch Open Day
On Saturday 6 October the Kooiman Group is celebrating the commissioning of its biggest project to date with an Open Day.
