Marine Construction News – Page 193

  • Delegates to the 2009 IADC Seminar included current and future port managers, project staff and decision makers in governments.
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    IADC Seminar returns to Singapore

    2010-09-02T10:56:00Z

    The Netherlands based International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has announced an early registration discount to the 35th edition of its International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation.

  • Schwedenkai’s new ro-ro facility and gangway, with the imposing new terminal behind.
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    New terminal ups Kiel handling clout

    2010-09-01T12:05:00Z

    Kiel has completed the new Schwedenkai Terminal, part of a five year investment programme which has cost more than €60m and has vastly improved the German Baltic port’s passenger and cargo handling clout.

  • Scotland’s minister for transport, infrastructure and climate change Stewart Stevenson (left) joined Stena Line’s project manager Alan Gordon to get a progress update on Stena Line’s new £200m Port of Loch Ryan development.
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    Scotland’s first National Project on schedule

    2010-08-31T16:59:00Z

    With just over one year to go to the opening of Scotland’s first National Project, Stewart Stevenson, minister for transport, infrastructure and climate change took the opportunity to visit the new Port of Loch Ryan for a progress report.

  • Work on St Aubin Harbour will protect the piers and breakwaters.
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    Work begins on St Aubin harbour – by David Foxwell

    2010-08-31T13:00:00Z

    Stabilisation works to preserve the north and south piers of St Aubin Harbour and the breakwater at St Aubin’s Fort in the Channel Islands is due to start this month.

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    Belgian funding supports Indian dredging works – by David Foxwell

    2010-08-30T13:00:00Z

    International Seaports Dredging (ISD) in India has provided an update on some recent projects, including a major port construction project in Dhamra where 130 hectares of land have been reclaimed to create new harbour areas.

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    HR Wallingford creates new environment team – by David Foxwell

    2010-08-29T13:00:00Z

    UK based international research and consultancy organisation HR Wallingford has announced the creation of a new team of environmental specialists to enhance existing capabilities and act as a centre of excellence for aquatic environmental solutions.

  • Gwynned Council is hoping to expand marina facilities at Caernarfon.
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    Council unveils plan to develop Caernarfon Dock – by David Foxwell

    2010-08-28T13:00:00Z

    Gwynedd Council in Wales has unveiled a project to expand Caernarfon’s Victoria Dock, creating berths for 45 vessels.

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    Port of Cork provides update on plans for container terminal – by David Foxwell

    2010-08-27T13:00:00Z

    The Port of Cork Company in Ireland has provided an update on its plans for a new container terminal.

  • Extra sand is placed on top of the primary sand to aid settling. Photos by Peter Barker
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    Progress for all to see at Maasvlakte 2

    2010-08-26T16:02:00Z

    Positive signals continue to flow from Rotterdam Port Authority’s Maasvlakte 2 port development with over half of the dredged sand required for the project now in place.

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    Eredene Capital wins Indian project – by David Foxwell

    2010-08-26T13:00:00Z

    UK based Eredene Capital Plc has won a bid to build and operate the container terminal at Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu in India. The estimated project cost of the Ennore Container Terminal is £207m.

  • The Kaiserschleuse construction site had to be completely closed down for about eight weeks last winter.
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    Bad winter delays completion of new lock

    2010-08-26T11:41:00Z

    A severe winter, which halted construction for about two months, has been the main reason for a delay in the completion of Bremerhaven’s crucial new €233m Kaiserschleuse sea lock until next March.

  • Operations fully underway to construct Port Adriano’s new inner wharf.
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    Determined contractor defeats weather

    2010-08-26T11:39:00Z

    Mallorca based Naviera Daedalus Servicos Maritimos has completed three years of extensive work expanding the Port Adriano leisure marine complex situated in the south west of the island.

  • The backhoe dredger 'Doreen Dorward' working on site at Millbay’s Inner Basin.
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    Careful dredging for historic site

    2010-08-19T16:58:00Z

    This summer saw the completion of the capital dredging works on the historic Millbay Inner Basin at Plymouth in the UK. Dredging is not often thought of being ‘precision’ work, but this latest project ‘raised a number of challenges’ said Dan Jenkins of Jenkins Marine.

  • A new ALWC protection system combines sacrificial anodes and an active zinc anode film.
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    ‘Simple’ solution to ALWC problems

    2010-08-05T17:15:00Z

    Accelerated Low Water Corrosion (ALWC) has taken its toll on the structural integrity of ports, harbours, marinas and commercial water frontage for many years.

  • Pile driving works underway for the second berth at Niedersachsenkai.
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    Brake second berth expansion under way

    2010-08-05T17:02:00Z

    The small German port of Brake on the Lower Weser is taking advantage of a financing cooperation contract with local interests and the current economic situation to invest in a second berth at its new Niedersachsenkai.

  • The 'Almaciga P' being trialled at Cowes, UK.
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    Vessel Launch: The quietly powerful Almaciga P

    2010-08-05T11:54:00Z

    The latest of the new generation Seaward Nelson 42 pilot boats has completed its acceptance trials at Cowes, Isle of Wight.

  • The ‘MPR 1’ is now part of Marine Projects' operations.
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    Vessel Launch: Two newbuilds from Neptune

    2010-08-05T11:53:00Z

    The ‘MPR 1’ has just been delivered by Neptune Shipyards BV to a new company, Marine Projects Rotterdam BV, enabling a focussed approach to wind farm developments.

  • Docking facilities at Oresund DryDocks AB are being increased.
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    Size matters for Oresund

    2010-08-05T11:08:00Z

    An expansion by Oresund DryDocks AB is underway, following an acquisition that has given the company around 170,000 square metres of land to help meet the coming growth – not just in demand, but in vessel size as well.

  • Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE) and JV partner Geocisa have completed marine ground improvement work at Algeciras port.
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    Stone columns for caisson quaywalls at Algeciras

    2010-08-05T11:08:00Z

    Marine ground improvement specialist Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE) and their Spanish joint venture partner Geocisa have completed the final phase of work on the Spanish port of Algeciras.

  • The walls of Mallaig Harbour needed no less than 850 anodes to protect them.
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    New approach sees iicorr save Mallaig Harbour £100,000

    2010-08-05T11:08:00Z

    Specially designed cantilever brackets have saved a Scottish harbour authority almost a fifth of its project costs by reducing diving time by around eight weeks.