Marine Construction News – Page 176
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Alliance for HR Wallingford and UK Port Advisers
HR Wallingford and UK Port Advisers have announced an alliance aimed at improving service to clients and enhancing their offerings to market in both the UK and overseas.
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ARCADIS and EC Harris win Abu Dhabi project
ARCADIS, the international design, consulting, engineering and management services company based in The Netherlands, has announced that, together with its subsidiary EC Harris, it has won a three-year framework contract with Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) to provide business planning, master planning, design, engineering, programme management and training services.
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Ormen Lange field contract for Reef Subsea
Reef Subsea has been awarded contract by Norske Shell for dredging in the Ormen Lange field. The company will use its newly-built Scanmachine 4 excavator to carry out the work. The objective is to perform final seabed preparation for a pipelay project, with narrow tolerances (+/- 20cm) and a curved ...
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Pontoon under construction at Londonderry
Londonderry Port Harbour Master has announced that the barge Aoife recently started work on a new marine events pontoon’ in the vicinity of Queens Quay.
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NewsThames being made ready for Jubilee Pageant
Port of London Authority (PLA) crews are laying over three miles of mooring chains for vessels taking part in the Thames river pageant, which takes place on 3 June to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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NewsBig berthing at Isle of Grain jetties
As vessel sizes steadily increase, so too do the pressures exerted on port infrastructure.
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NewsDredging Industry Assists Mammoth Discovery
An amazing haul of 28 flint hand axes, dated by archaeologists to be around 100,000 years old, have been unearthed in gravel from a licensed marine aggregate dredging area 13km off Great Yarmouth UK.
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NewsDutch dredging equipment for Omvac Diez
Damen Dredging Equipment has handed over the split hopper dredger Omvac Diez to its owner Canlemar following successful sea trials.
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NewsLincshore coastal protection dredging resumes
Birse Civils has commenced its annual protection of Lincolnshire’s coastline and flood defence for the UK Environment Agency as part of its Lincshore 2010-2015 Framework Contract.
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‘Facts About’ dredged material destination
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has expanded its useful series of free to download ‘Facts About’ PDFs with ‘Facts About Selecting a Destination for Dredged Material’.
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Signs of market recovery for Niron Staal
Amsterdam based Niron Staal has secured orders for advanced equipment in its core markets of dredging and offshore to a value of some €2m.
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NewsCold weather gear for museum volunteers
Volunteers at the Dutch National Museum of Dredging were presented with a supply of Damen fleece vests during the winter to support the outdoor activities of the Museum.
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NewsKiel completes Norwegenkai expansion works
Work on extending operational areas at the Port of Kiel’s Norwegenkai Terminal has now been completed.
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NewsMiddle East hosts CEDA Dredging Days 2012
The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) is organising its Dredging Days 2012 conference and exhibition to take place on 12-13 December in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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NewsAberdeen Harbour’s phase two works underway
The first phase of a multi-million pound redevelopment project of Aberdeen Harbour’s Torry Quay has been completed.
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NewsPort of Poole planning underway
Ramboll has secured the key advisory role to the Poole Harbour Commissioners to help them finalise their long term development masterplan for the Port of Poole UK.
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NewsSite investigations set scene for FRC project
Independent marine plant and wind farm support vessel operator Fastnet Shipping Limited has completed a second successful jack-up barge and marine plant deployment on the GB£1.65bn Forth Replacement Crossing (FRC) project.
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NewsIHC Merwede increases revenue and profit
Netherlands'' based IHC Merwede, which develops and builds innovative vessels, advanced equipment and life-cycle support services for the dredging, mining and offshore industries, has increased its revenues and profits.
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NewsGoodchild’s Fast Pilot speeds to Seawork
Norfolk UK based Goodchild Marine Services will debut the first of two new ORC 171.P Fast Pilot Craft built for Estuary Services Ltd (ESL) at Seawork 2012.
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NewsIllegal dredging costs director dearly
The director of a company contracted to carry out work on the development of a marina in Falmouth docks was sentenced at Truro Crown Court recently.
