Marine Construction News – Page 194
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NewsWetland created by London Gateway project
The UK’s coastline is being changed to create a new wildlife reserve as part of the London Gateway port and logistics park being developed in the Thames Estuary.
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NewsMarine works facilitate Southampton terminal upgrade
DP World Southampton is upgrading its shipside capabilities by deepening its container berths and purchasing further ship to shore cranes. It’s a much needed addition to the port’s capabilities, as vessels continue their relentless increase in size.
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NewsPressure grows in Hamburg for Elbe fairways deepening
Port representatives demonstrated unity upon gathering in the German Port of Hamburg last month to call for deepening of the Lower and Outer Elbe fairways.
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NewsWorld’s oldest steamship flying high
SS Robin, the last remaining steam coaster in the world, was airlifted by two massive 600 ton cranes in a highly technical and challenging operation recently.
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NewsBow thruster repair team follows vessel
Due to a malfunctioning bow thruster whilst in the Port of Rotterdam, a 334m LOA container ship had to use the services of a tug boat for port maneuvering, so its owners requested Antwerp based Hydrex to take care of the removal, transportation and reinstallation of the unit. The operation ...
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NewsDredging optimism generated by €0.5bn in newbuild orders
Dutch specialist vessel builder IHC Merwede has recently won orders for dredging and offshore vessels and equipment to the value of more than €500m. This reinforces the group’s belief that there will be continued demand for its innovative vessels, advanced equipment and life cycle support.
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NewsScale model dredger for Panama Canal Authorities
Late last month a scale model (1:50) of the powerful self propelled ocean going rock cutter dredger D’Artagnan was formally handed over by the Belgian DEME Group’s CEO Alain Bernard to the Panama Canal Authrorities (ACP) during a ceremony in the Miraflores Locks Visitor Centre.
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New publication from IADC
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has published a new publication, Facts About Environmental Monitoring, which is available free of charge online and in print.
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ABPMer focuses on marine planning
ABP Marine Environmental Research Limited (ABPmer) has launched a new website dedicated to marine planning practice at: www.abpmer.net/marine-planning.
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Council unveils plan to develop Caernarfon Dock
Gwynedd Council in Wales has unveiled a project to expand Caernarfon’s Victoria Dock, creating berths for 45 vessels.
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Six cutter suction dredgers at work on ADNOC project
DEME in Belgium says it currently has a total of six cutter suction dredgers working together in Abu Dhabi on the Ruwais site for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
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NewsEIA for world’s largest windfarm completed
DHI Group in Denmark says it recently completed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for what will be the world’s largest wind farm when completed.
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Eredene Capital wins Indian project
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.
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PD Ports confirms investment in Teesport
PD Ports has announced that it will channel significant investment into the first phase of expansion plans at Teesport in the UK, which will potentially involve some £29m of total investment.
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Durban Harbour project wins award
The South African Institution of Civil Engineering at Durban in South Africa has awarded Mott MacDonald of the UK its ‘Most Outstanding Civil Engineering Project Award’ for the widening of the entrance to Durban Harbour.
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DEME/Boskalis joint venture wins work in Mexico
Belgian dredging company DEME and Dutch dredging company Boskalis have been awarded an important contract in Mexico.
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NewsWalcon completes wind farm facility at Buxton Bight
Walcon Marine in the UK says work on the new Outer Harbour at Buxton’s Bight at Wells-next-the-Sea on the coast of Norfolk was recently completed.
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NewsThe BRAtt has arrived in style!
On 17 May delegates and visitors to the ITS 2010 Tug & Salvage Convention in Vancouver awoke to find the first prototype BRAtt training tug moored outside the Westin Bayshore Hotel.
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NewsThird catamaran for Sinbad Marine Services
Sinbad Marine Services, based in Killybegs, Co. Donegal, has just taken delivery of yet another new catamaran built by local boatyard Mooney Boats Ltd. This is the third catamaran built by Mooney Boats for Sinbad Marine Services in the past two years. This vessel is an addition to ...
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NewsContainment facility paper wins IADC Young Author Award
An IADC Best Paper Award for a Young Author was presented to Kaitlin McCormick of EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc. of Maryland USA at the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) 30th Technical Conference and the 41st Texas A&M Seminar.
