Marine Construction News – Page 189
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Kennet & Avon Canal dredged to help water voles
British Waterways is looking to the past to help preserve the future for one of the canals’ most loved but secretive species, the protected water vole.
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Antwerp harbour celebrates completion of Scheldt dredging
Towards the end of December the last dredgers working on the Western Scheldt channel completed work and unloaded their final deposit of sand.
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NewsBoskalis and Van Oord create ‘sand engine’ to reinforce Dutch coastline
A joint venture of Dutch dredging majors Royal Boskalis Westminster and Van Oord has been awarded a contract by the Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management to reinforce part of the coastline in the province of Zuid-Holland by creating a ‘sand engine.’
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Extra time for the Marine Conservation Zone project
The Marine Conservation Zone project board in the UK has agreed to allow more time for the four regional MCZ projects to deliver their responsibilities.
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NewsContract launches next phase of major developments at Lerwick Harbour
Lerwick Port Authority’s continuing development of the harbour is moving into the next phase following the award of a £4.6m contract to create a new berth and related improvements at Greenhead Base.
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NewsLindenau completes research ship overhaul
Lindenau Schiffswerft at Kiel is handing back the 55.2m Alkor, the second IFM Geomar research ship to undergo overhaul, classification and maintenance at the yard recently.
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NewsGood grease vital for marine maintenance
Devon UK based Hercules Engineering, which manufactures watertight deck hatches and other marine hardware, is now using a new waterproof grease called Ramonol Advanced.
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NewsSuccessful fuel cell test on board dredger
Netherlands based specialist vessel builder IHC Merwede has used alternative fuels in the dredging process for the first time.
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NewsEnvironmental Aspects of Dredging Seminar
An international seminar on the Environmental Aspects of Dredging organized by PAO (Post Graduate Education) at the Delft University of Technology, in cooperation with the IADC and CEDA, will be held at Deltares, Delft, on 10 and 11 March 2011.
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NewsMajor refit and upgrade for popular workboat
Scotland’s Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd (MCS) has just completed a major refit and upgrade on its jumbo multicat/dive support vessel MCS Ailsa.
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NewsDouble dry dock facilities popular in Scotland
Repair specialists Dales Marine Services’ expansion of its dry docking capability on Scotland’s east coast earlier this year is delivering results, with the value of contracts generated and dry dock usage both at record levels.
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NewsSafety services provider extends to RIB refurbishment
The UK’s Cosalt Lowestoft branch has completed the refurbishment and servicing of two Fast Rescue Craft used on P&O Cruises'' transatlantic cruise ship the Oceana.
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NewsPlanned maintenance system for Baltic cargo fleet
UK based Marine Software Ltd has recently supplied its Marine Planned Maintenance (MPM) solution to Sweden’s Rederi AB Uman, which will be installed on three Gibraltar flagged general cargo vessels.
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NewsTall ship restoration underway on Teesside
The Christian Radich, winner of the Tall Ships Race and star of film and TV, is undergoing an important ‘makeover’ at A&P Tees.
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NewsAppeal launched to save historic steamship
One of the UK’s most important historic steamships launched an appeal for survival this month, amid ongoing concerns that Britain’s maritime heritage is in decline.
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NewsNew CSD for Antwerp dredging project
Damen Dredging Equipment has handed over ''Amoris'', a one-off stationary cutter suction dredger which has gone straight to work on the AMORAS silt dredging and treatment project in the Port of Antwerp.
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NewsFirst 14m Meercat ready for wind farm support role
Meercat Workboats Ltd, the Portsmouth UK based steel boat builder, has completed the Frank-T, a specialised service vessel to operate on the UK’s East Coast for Wells Harbour Commissioners in conjunction with Scira Offshore Energy.
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NewsOffshore wind drives Mukran expansion
The company behind Germany’s second commercial offshore wind power facility in the Baltic, EnBW Energie, has signed a deal for a support and components assembly base in the deepwater port of Mukran.
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NewsClarissa fulfils dreams of both builder and owner
Following on from the success of Triton, Wey Chieftain 4 and Rapid Fisher, Portchester UK based BWSeaCat Ltd has made a bold move into the commercial fishing boat market with the first of its S.P.E.E.D. catamarans built to suit the under 10m fishing license.
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Aggregates site restored by Brett
Construction, aggregates and building firm Brett has provided details of a restoration project it completed earlier this year on an aggregates extraction site in Kent.
