Marine Construction News – Page 190

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    Aggregates site restored by Brett

    2010-12-06T09:55:00Z

    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.

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    ABP and RSPB work together on the Humber

    2010-12-06T09:45:00Z

    Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest ports owner and operator, and Europe’s largest nature conservation organisation, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), have signed a landmark agreement for cooperative working around the Humber Estuary.

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    DMC assists with floating pod concept

    2010-12-06T09:31:00Z

    Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) in The Netherlands has been awarded a contract in connection with a redevelopment project in Singapore and the construction of a ‘floating pod.’

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    Maintenance dredging completed at Northney Marina

    2010-12-06T09:25:00Z

    Early December saw the start of a programme of maintenance dredging at Northney Marina on the south coast of the UK.

  • The linkspan will facilitate the Borholmstrafikken ferry company’s catamaran traffic between Ystad and Rønne on the island of Bornholm.
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    New linkspan for catamaran traffic

    2010-12-06T09:20:00Z

    A new order for a purpose built mechanical linkspan at the port of Ystad in southern Sweden has been awarded to TTS Port Equipment AB. Having delivered a similar installation at Ystad last year, TTS is building the new linkspan on the same principle of hydraulic cylinder operation.

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    Sea defence project shortlisted for Concrete Society Award

    2010-12-06T09:13:00Z

    Royal Haskoning’s Weston-super-Mare Sea Defences project in the UK has been shortlisted for the 2010 Concrete Society Awards.

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    Birse Civils recognised for flood defence works

    2010-12-06T09:04:00Z

    A collaborative approach between Birse Civils and the UK’s Environment Agency for an innovative, sustainable solution to strengthening the flood defences at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire received national recognition at the British Construction Industry Awards in London in October.

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    Grontmij wins Danish harbour extension project

    2010-12-06T08:58:00Z

    Grontmij in Denmark recently secured a contract from the Port of Hanstholm for a major expansion project.

  • Walcon Marine also employed its System 21 format in Bahrain.
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    Walcon wins contract for Jachtahaven Yerseke

    2010-12-06T08:52:00Z

    Walcon Marine’s Benelux distributor Infra Trading BV has won a contract to supply new pontoons for the expansion of the marina at Yerseke, which is located on the southern shore of the Eastern Schelde estuary in the Dutch province of Zeeland.

  • The Dockmaster pre-cast concrete pontoon system supports operators installing offshore renewable energy technologies.
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    Green Energy award for wind farm support pontoon

    2010-12-02T12:28:00Z

    Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has scooped a Green Energy award for an innovative pontoon system designed to support the offshore renewables industry.

  • Svitzer Pembroke is a highly versatile addition to the Milford Haven fleet. All photos by Jack Gaston.
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    Svitzer Pembroke is in a different league

    2010-11-30T15:52:00Z

    The arrival at Milford Haven in the UK of the Svitzer Pembroke, a further new tug of the ‘RAstar class’, was met with a mixture of surprise and satisfaction in the port.

  • When completed, the Boubyan Island port will have a proposed 60 berths constructed in four stages.
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    URS/Scott Wilson in Kuwait seaport project

    2010-11-29T17:50:00Z

    URS/Scott Wilson has won a strategic role to provide the design audit and construction supervision for the $1.2bn first port contract for the new commercial sea port development on Boubyan Island in Kuwait.

  • PUMA is currently focussed on building 3.5km of hard sea defences on the northwest side of the site, and the construction of the quay wall for the first container terminal.
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    Construction of Maasvlakte 2 ‘running like clockwork’

    2010-11-27T10:47:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority has issued an update on progress with the huge Maasvlakte 2 project.

  • The Rostock ferry terminal is growing to meet the looming challenge of the Fehmarnbelt fixed link. Photo: Rostock Port/nordlicht
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    Rostock, Gedser build to combat fixed link threat

    2010-11-25T11:07:00Z

    Baltic ferry operator Scandlines and authorities in Rostock and Gedser are pulling out the stops to extend sea ferry alternatives to the planned fixed Fehmarnbelt link.

  • The new seagoing rock cutter dredger Ambiorix  will follow D’ Artagnan, seen here, as the new flag ship of DEME's cutter fleet.
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    Keel laying double for DEME’s growing fleet

    2010-11-25T11:04:00Z

    The keel laying ceremony took place last week in the Netherlands for two new dredgers for the Belgian dredging, marine engineering and environmental group DEME.

  • Rising sea levels and other effects of climate change will increasingly challenge flood defences.
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    Engineers concerned over flood defence funding

    2010-11-24T10:26:00Z

    The impact of reduced public funding for flood defences in the UK will demand a more innovative approach to managing flood risk according to the nation’s Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).

  • Nakilat Shipyard is located approximately 8km from Qatar’s shoreline and was constructed on some 110 hectares of reclaimed land. Photo courtesy of Nakilat
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    Offshore shipyard opens in Qatar

    2010-11-22T18:13:00Z

    The Nakilat Shipyard at the Port of Ras Laffan in the State of Qatar, which was opened this week, is an impressive civil and maritime engineering project in which independent engineering and environmental consultants Royal Haskoning played a central role.

  • Mammoet intends to develop a third multi-purpose terminal on the site, which will include the company’s own 300m quay at the new Autriche Terminal.
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    New terminal planned for Terneuzen

    2010-11-22T15:06:00Z

    Netherlands headquartered Mammoet Benelux has acquired an eight hectare undeveloped harbor site on the Axel Plain (Axelse Vlakte) at Autrichehaven in Westdorpe, near Terneuzen.

  • Ports should prioritize whole life costs when specifying mooring and berthing equipment.
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    Whole life cost consideration for ports

    2010-11-19T12:26:00Z

    Ports appear to face a conflicting range of priorities when it comes to specifying and purchasing new mooring and berthing equipment, according to a new industry survey.

  • The French port of Cherbourg is well positioned at the entrance of the English Channel/North Sea shipping lane.
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    Study to reassess Normandy port infrastructure

    2010-11-17T17:28:00Z

    A study has been announced which will be a first step in the strategic reassessment of the value and relevance of north-western France’s port infrastructure and logistical potential.