Marine Construction News – Page 191
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Portsmouth dredging will allow for larger vessels
Larger vessels will soon be bringing new business to Portsmouth Port on the south coast of the UK thanks to extensive dredging at the docks.
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Major milestone for Lincshore project
More than 400,000m3 of sand has been pumped on to the Lincolnshire coastline in the UK to help protect homes and businesses from flooding. Over the past three months, a dredger has been used to raise beach levels on a 20km (12.5 mile) stretch between Mablethorpe and Skegness.
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Study examines shore-parallel breakwaters
Segmented shore-parallel breakwaters (SSPBs) have been widely used in the UK and abroad to protect coasts from flood and erosion.
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Bristol Port Company appoints contractors for new terminal
The Bristol Port Company has progressed to the next stage in building its new Deep Sea Container Terminal by appointing specialist maritime engineers to carry out detailed site investigation work.
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Van Oord wins ADNOC contract
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded the Das Island reclamation and shore protection contract to Van Oord. The contract is valued at approximately €200m. Execution of the project was due to start at the end of October and is scheduled for completion in December 2011.
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NewsPeterhead’s deepwater quay opens on time and on budget
Peterhead Port Authority’s new all weather deepwater Smith Embankment quay has opened for business, on time and within budget.
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News‘Melody 5’ is ready for assignments worldwide
Singapore based Regulus Ship Services Pte Ltd has taken delivery of Melody 5, an anchor handling tug built to a design by Conan Wu and Associates Pte Ltd of Singapore by Shin Yang Shipyard Sdn Bhd Miri of Malaysia.
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NewsSecond HADAG ferry conversion in Hamburg
Hamburg’s ferry concern HADAG has taken the port excursion ferry Falkenstein back into service after the second conversion of its kind on a company ship inside three years.
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NewsSpectacular progress at London Gateway - by Jack Gaston
Early in October the UK Government’s Business Secretary, Dr Vince Cable, visited the site of the London Gateway deepsea port and logistics park, in the Thames estuary, to meet construction workers and the press.
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NewsBaltic: An impressive new ETV for the German coast
Baltic, a powerful new Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV), entered service on the Baltic coastline of Germany in July, shortly after being delivered by Astilleros Armon at Vigo in Spain.
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Jan de Nul low bidder for lock on River Meuse
Belgian dredging and marine civils contractor Jan De Nul says it is the lowest bidder for the construction of a new lock in Ivoz-Ramet on the river Meuse, upstream from Liège.
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Research examines sediment flow and behaviour of rivers
Flood disasters in many parts of the world have brought into sharp focus new research spearheaded by the University of Leicester on the behaviour of rivers during periods of high flow. Using an innovative combination of techniques, the researchers aim to examine precisely how the flow of river water affects ...
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Mott MacDonald in ‘Room for the River’ project
Mott MacDonald in the UK has been appointed by the Rijkswaterstaat in The Netherlands to provide technical and spatial management for two ''Room for the River'' projects on the Rhine river basin.
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Antwerp Port invests €1.6bn
The board of directors of Antwerp Port Authority in Belgium has approved the long term financial plan (2011-2025), representing an amount of €1.6bn.
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Maasvlakte 2 Project Organisation cooperation agreement
The Maasvlakte 2 Project Organisation in The Netherlands and the Next Generation Infrastructures Foundation (NGInfra) have announced the recent signing of a cooperation agreement for a period of five years under the title: Next Generation Port Infrastructure, powered by Maasvlakte 2.
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Dunmore dredging made more costly by contamination
It has emerged that the cost of dredging and removing silt from the harbour at Dunmore East harbour at Waterford in Ireland will be some €6m, higher than originally hoped.
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Irish government provides funds for fishing harbours
Sean Connick TD, Ireland’s Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has announced that funding has been approved for harbour development projects in local authority owned harbours under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme 2010.
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NewsWalcon completes marina for Asian games
With weeks to go until the 2nd Asian Beach Games get underway in Oman this December, the marina for the event has been completed.
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NewsRapid repairs keep workboat fleet mobile
UK propulsion specialists Clements Marine has provided fast turn around repairs and maintenance on propellers and stern gear for Safety Boat Services.
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NewsPilot praises ‘Quinoa’ after long voyage home
Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has delivered ‘Quinoa'', a 14.5m LOA Interceptor 48 pilot vessel to the French port of Bordeaux.
