Marine Construction News – Page 187
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NewsDublin Port Company unveils new masterplan
Dublin Port Company has announced the commencement of a wide ranging, public consultation process to devise a masterplan for the long term development of Dublin Port, Ireland’s most important port.
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NewsFirst Minister opens new facility at Port of Peterhead
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond officially opened a new £30m deepwater berth at Peterhead Port on 21 March.
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NewsFastnet turns into the wind
Fastnet Tern is the latest in a long line of specialist commercial catamarans supplied by Blyth Workcats Ltd.
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NewsMacduff designs dynamic workboat duo
Two Macduff Ship Design tug/workboats have entered service recently, further increasing the extensive range of vessels now offered by the company.
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NewsOrkney ferry fleet targets upgrade
The Scottish Government has pledged funds towards the estimated £1.5m upgrade of MV Shapinsay, the ferry serving the Orkney islands route from Kirkwall to Shapinsay.
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NewsShiplift nets high speed contract for yard
A five year maintenance contract with the Isle of Wight ferry operator Wightlink has added its weight to the growing prospects of a Portsmouth UK based ship repairer.
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NewsPipeline noise delays dredging works
Westminster Dredging’s commencement last week of pumping for dredged material through a seaside town in Devon UK was halted by the client when noise levels exceeded expectations.
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NewsAmphibious excavator’s dredging options
Surrey UK based Land & Water Plant is well known for developing innovative new plant that operates in sensitive environments.
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NewsDredger rides the rails to Kazahkstan
Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered from stock a CSD500 model cutter suction dredger to Kazakhstan.
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NewsWODCON brings dredging focus to Europe
The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced that the next World Dredging Congress (WODCON) will be 3-7 June 2013 in Brussels.
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NewsRotterdam prepares for LNG imports
Work is nearing completion on the Netherlands first LNG import terminal at Rotterdam in a project involving previously reclaimed land being given back to the sea.
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PD ports starts work on Teesport facilities
PD Ports has commenced the ground works at its Teesport container handling facilities on the North East coast, as part of a multi-million pound expansion project.
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NewsSoft sea defence take shape at Maasvlakte 2
The Port of Rotterdam Authority in the Netherlands says around 190m cu/m of sand has now been put in place for the project to form new land which will be protected on its western side by some 6km of dunes.
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ABPmer develops too for marine planners
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has developed a free tool for those marine conservation planners that are running Marxan software in parallel with ESRI ArcGIS 10, the latest upgrade of the popular GIS software suite.
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Kirkcaldy Harbour to re-open
Forth Ports Plc has confirmed that Kirkcaldy Harbour in the UK is to reopen to cargo vessels after more than two decades out of use.
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Maintenance dredging enhances marina
Maintenance dredging of the visitor berths at Sparkes Marina on the south coast of the UK got under way early in March.
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Van Oord wins contract in Azerbaijan
Van Oord in the Netherlands has confirmed that it has signed a contract with the Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan for the new Baku International Sea Trade Port in the Alat settlement in Azerbaijan. The value of the contract is approximately €80m.
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NewsOngoing role for Mott MacDonald at Felixstowe
Mott MacDonald is playing an ongoing role in a project to help manage and protect the coast of Felixstowe in the UK from coastal erosion. The client for the project is Suffolk Coastal District Council.
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NewsReliability is first priority for project
An excavator formed an unusual yet highly effective partnership with a dredging vessel on the Lincolnshire coast in the UK last summer.
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NewsArtificial islands for UAE
Dredging International and affiliate MEDCO have been awarded a contract for the dredging and civil engineering works required to build two artificial ‘energy islands’ for the Satah al-Razboot (SARB) offshore oilfield.
