Marine Construction News – Page 173
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NewsAberdeen Harbour dredging works commence
Aberdeen Harbour Board in Scotland has awarded a £5.2m contract involving major improvements to the port entrance and for widening and deepening the navigation channel.
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NewsRWG begins construction at Maasvlakte 2
Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) has begun construction of the first phase of its deepsea container terminal on Maasvlakte 2 at the Port of Rotterdam.
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NewsCoast protection projects completed with booster stations
Two coastal protection projects in Italy have recently been completed thanks to the effective long distance pumping power of Italdraghe booster stations.
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Van Oord wins Ichthys dredging contract
Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has been awarded a significant dredging contract in Darwin Harbour in the Northern Territory of Australia.
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Coastal defence works off UK south coast
Beach recharge work got underway on the south coast of the UK near Chichester towards the end of June and is due to continue for approximately four months.
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Royal Haskoning and DHV confirm merger
Royal Haskoning and DHV, two of the best known consulting engineers working in the marine and ports and harbours sectors, have announced that they have merged and will now be known as Royal HaskoningDHV
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NewsControversial JWP clears final hurdles
Controversy has dogged Germany’s first deepwater container terminal, the JadeWeserPort (JWP) since the beginning and it is not loosening its grip.
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NewsRepairs underway on arson hit veteran
Mechanical pipe joining systems producer Victualic is supporting Sea Cadets at Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands as they repair and refit the Zeefakkel, which suffered serious fire damage in an arson attack last October.
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Dutch do cargo ship to dredger conversion
When ABEKO Marine received a tender to carry out some dredging and land reclamation projects recently it needed new capacity to carry out the work.
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NewsFacts About Dredging & Safety
The Netherlands based International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has added Facts About Dredging & Safety to its useful Facts About series, all of which are available free online and in print.
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Shipkits to build a trailer for Boskalis
Royal Boskalis Westminster has signed a contract with Central Industry Group NV’s subsidiary Shipkits BV to build a 4,500 m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger.
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NewsCEDA publish paper on climate change
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has published a position paper titled ‘Climate Change Adaptation as it Affects the Dredging Community’.
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NewsLong way round for dredger delivery crew
Global ship delivery and crewing company Redwise has delivered a newbuild trailing suction hopper dredger from its home country of the Netherlands more than 14,000 nautical miles to China.
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NewsDamen dredger built from kit in Egypt
A Damen cutter suction dredger of type CSD500 has been built under license by Canal Naval Construction for the Egyptian General Authority for Fish Resource Development.
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NewsBoskalis holds steady through economic storm
Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster NV issued a trading update following its recent AGM which showed a slightly higher revenue in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year.
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NewsInnovative Beaver at home in remote areas
IHC Merwede has launched the stationary cutter suction dredger Miondo at its shipyard at Sliedrecht in the Netherlands.
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NewsNew berthing facility at Aberdeen
Walcon Marine is in the final stages of completing a workboat berthing facility for Aberdeen Harbour Board.
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New habitat to bring wildlife back to River Hull
Teams from the Environment Agency in the UK have been working across 3km of flood embankment in Driffield, East Yorkshire, to reduce the risk of flooding and create valuable new habitat for wildlife.
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Van Oord for Luchterduinen windfarm
Energy supplier Eneco has selected Van Oord as preferred supplier for the construction of the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore windfarm (formerly known as Q10).
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NewsScottish government backs harbour project for Shetland
Following a meeting in Oslo with senior executives of AF Group and Lerwick Port Authority, Scotland’s First Minister has said that the Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise would each make up to £5m available to support a project which will create a deep water quay in Shetland.
