Marine Construction News – Page 197
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NewsSwansea Dry Docks ‘Open for Business’
Following the successful use of Swansea Dry Docks for the refit and refurbishment of Saga Pearl II, now successfully cruising, and work on MV Julia, which is now plying the Fastnet Ferry Cork-Swansea overnight route, and emergency repair work on the 65m hopper dredger Heron, Harris Pye Group (HPG) has ...
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NewsTriton heralds entry to new workboat markets
BWSeaCat Ltd is perhaps an unfamiliar name with many MJ readers, but 2010 has seen rapid growth for the Fareham UK based company which specialises in the design and build of commercial powered catamarans.
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New ferry terminal for Port of Zadar in Croatia - by David Foxwell
The Port Authority of Zadar in Croatia and the Austrian construction group Strabag have signed a contract for Phase II of the new Gaženica ferry terminal. The contract is reportedly worth €93m and covers maritime structures, access roads and basic infrastructure of the new terminal.
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News'SD Eileen', first of a small but special class of ‘girls’ - by Jack Gaston
One of the most recent deliveries to Serco Marine Services under their contract with Damen Shipyards is the small ASD tug SD Eileen.
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NewsNew milestones reached in Maasvlakte project- by David Foxwell
Recent weeks have seen a number of important milestones in the Maasvlakte 2 project at the Port of Rotterdam. March saw construction start on the first deep-sea quay at the new facility, which is for the future Rotterdam World Gateway terminal, which will benefit from a water depth of 20m ...
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New deepwater berth for Port of Montrose - by David Foxwell
A new 220m deep water berth is to be built at the Port of Montrose in the UK in order to divert freight services from the area''s roads.
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NewsNew linkspan on order for Kiel - by David Foxwell
The Bollhörnkai berth in Kiel, Germany, which is currently being updated and rebuilt for use by Stena Line for the Gothenburg ferry route, also requires the installation of an adjustable main deck linkspan to replace an existing concrete slope. TTS Port Equipment AB has been tasked with supplying the 26m ...
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NewsXblocs for LNG terminal in Australia - by David Foxwell
The latest project of Delta Marine Consultants in The Netherlands is to make use of XBloc armoured units in the breakwater for a LNG terminal in Northwest Australia.
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COWRIE report on sediment process monitoring available - by David Foxwell
A study led by ABPmer, that reviewed the sediment monitoring data from built and currently being constructed offshore wind farms, has now been published by COWRIE.
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NewsGet the full project package at Seawork
An enterprising Fareham UK based company is tackling the problem facing many marine construction and dive support contractors when they need to source vessel hire, tools packages and other equipment from a number of suppliers and coordinate its mobilisation to site.
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NewsBristol to develop deep sea terminal
Bristol port has been given the governmental green light for developing a deep sea container terminal (DSCT) at its Avonmouth Dock.
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NewsUpdate of Van Oord’s recent work - by David Foxwell
Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord provided an update on recent projects in the Americas, the Mediterranean and Africa with its most recent financial results.
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NewsBembridge RNLI construction moving forward
All RNLI lifeboat stations are located strategically, explains Tim Ash of the RNLI, and the Isle of Wight’s Bembridge station with its all-weather vessel is often called on to work in conjunction with the smaller RNLI inshore lifeboats at stations nearby.
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NewsPeterhead builds future on a bed of granite
A quay is being built at Peterhead Harbour in Scotland which has been especially designed to take the sting out of the waves hitting it.
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NewsCorrosion protection for Rosyth caisson
As part of Babcock Marine’s upgrade of facilities at Scotland’s Rosyth Dockyard to prepare for assembly of the Royal Navy’s two new QE class aircraft carriers, the entrance to the yard’s No 1 Dock had to be substantially enlarged.
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NewsDouble Dutch dredger launch for Chinese operator
Dutch specialist ship builder IHC Merwede simultaneously launched two IHC Beaver 9029C cutter suction dredgers late last month. The vessels have been designed and built for one of IHC’s large Chinese customers, Sinohydro, at Dutch shipyards by IHC Beaver Dredgers.
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NewsVessel launch: First South Catamaran wind farm vessel for Iceni Marine Services
South Boats Special Projects Ltd have launched and commissioned their fourth new wind farm service vessel of 2010, the 27th of the last three years and the first for Iceni Marine Services Ltd of Great Yarmouth.
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NewsVessel launch: Versatile new workboat multi-tasks at wind farm
Blyth Workcats of Canvey Island, Essex in the UK delivered its latest 14m Workcat this month to Bay Towage and Salvage Company Ltd of Barrow in Furness, which put the boat to work immediately transferring personnel and equipment to the Walney Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea.
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NewsWork In Progress: Construction of Thames Gateway starts in earnest - by Jack Gaston
Major work started in earnest on 16 March at the site of DP World - London Gateway, the UK’s new £1.5bn deep sea port and logistics park, located in the Thames estuary 25 miles east of Central London.
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NewsVessel Launch:‘Lady Iona’ provides comfortable crew transfer
Originally designed as a sightseeing vessel, the Europa Class catamaran Lady Iona was bought by Gordon Grant Marine from Mooney Boats Ltd in Ireland in late 2009.
