Marine Construction News – Page 177
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NewsFalkor on trials after conversion completed
The new oceanographic research vessel Falkor is now undergoing extensive sea trials which will last until Autumn after completing three years of conversion at Germany’s Peters Shipyard.
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NewsNew wetland to be created in Somerset
Planning permission has been granted to create one of the UK’s largest areas of new wildlife habitat on the Steart Peninsula in Somerset.
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Designers for Milford Haven Dock Lock
Engineering firm Atkins has been chosen to design the new £5m Milford Haven Dock Lock in Pembrokeshire.
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NewsVersatile Wildcat variation for Outer Hebrides
Ireland based Safehaven Marine has launched ORCA III, the third of the builder’s GRP Wildcat 53 / 16m catamarans.
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NewsMEDCO dredging contract for ‘New Port Project’
MEDCO (Middle East Dredging Company QSC) has been awarded a contract to dredge the approach channel for the ‘New Port Project’ in Qatar for the account of the New Port Project Steering Committee, under the Government of the State of Qatar.
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Habitat replenishment on Lymington River
Work started recently on a £74,000 habitat replenishment research project on the Lymington River in the UK.
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NewsFirst order for Damen Shiprepair Brest
The first ship repair order for Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) was announced last week by the traditional sounding of a bell.
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NewsNew pontoon for Gravesend Town Pier
A new pontoon and brow in which Opus International Consultants provided the engineering design, has been successfully installed off Town Pier at Gravesend in Kent UK.
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NewsVariety in German ship maintenance sector
A pair of seismic research ships and a slew of passenger ferries are among the small ships and boats which have been in for repair or maintenance in Germany this spring.
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NewsDredging to help Hamburg maintain box share
Hamburg, Germany’s largest port, handled 132.2m tonnes of cargo in 2011, an increase of 9.1% compared with 2010, and is expected to gain additional benefits from a forthcoming dredging campaign in the river Elbe.
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Belgian services for offshore jetty
Belgian company GEOXYZ recently completed a job in the UK which saw it provide precise positioning services for the piles for a new offshore jetty.
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VOSTA/APT in MENA region cooperation deal
VOSTA LMG and APT Global Marine Services LLC have signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of dredger construction, manufacture of components and servicing of dredging vessels operating in the Middle East, North African (MENA) region.
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NewsFirst result of Damen – Mustang arrangement
Wales based Mustang Marine has delivered a new plough dredging vessel to the UK Port of Tyne.
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NewsNecessity is the mother of Mini Dredge
Catamaran workboat builder Cheetah Marine has developed a shallow water mini dredger specifically to combat the problem of seaweed deposition at its home base of Ventnor Haven on the Isle of Wight.
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NewsIADC Young Authors Award presented
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) presented its Best Paper Award for a Young Author at the PIANC COPEDEC, held at the IIT Madras, Chennai, India recently.
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NewsHarald wants Maud restored in Norway
A recent hearing finally put an end to speculation by granting an export permit to a Norwegian group for Roald Amundsen''s ship, Maud, after the permit was refused last December.
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NewsClyde has as many attachments as a penknife
When Land and Water Plant Ltd had to find a replacement for its ageing river tugs the company knew it needed something as neat and flexible as a Swiss Army knife to help maintain variable, and often debris filled, rivers and estuaries.
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Fugro Seacore signs for met mast
Fugro Seacore has signed a contract relating to the design, build and installation of an offshore met mast to record and monitor site conditions on the proposed Rampion Offshore Wind Farm site in the English Channel, 13km off the coast of Sussex, UK.
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NewsMerger adds muscle for Mustang Marine
Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) announced a new partnership on Tuesday as it merged its ship repair business (Milford Haven Ship Repairers) with international boat builders Mustang Marine.
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NewsPurpose designed Ganges dredger
IHC Merwede named and launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI Dredge XIX in a ceremony on Monday at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den Ijssel in The Netherlands.
