Marine Construction News – Page 198
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NewsDEME completes new port approaches in Durban – by David Foxwell
After almost three years work, Belgian dredging and hydraulic engineering group DEME has announced that it has completed a major port upgrading programme in Durban, South Africa.
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NewsAberdeen Harbour announces contractor for Torry Quay development – by David Foxwell
Aberdeen Harbour Board has awarded a £14m contract to construction company McLaughlin & Harvey for the first phase of the Torry Quay redevelopment. The Northern Ireland firm will undertake works on the initial stage of a three phase project worth £30m, which is due to get underway this month.
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Baku port dredging to commence later this year – by David Foxwell
Consultancy Royal Haskoning has provided an update on the proposed development of a new port at Baku in Azerbaijan, and says dredging work there should commence later this year.
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NewsSonar brings real-time visualisation to breakwater construction – by David Foxwell
Real-time visualisation of work on a major port expansion project in northwest Spain is benefiting from the use of a CodaOctopus sonar.
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Automatic mooring system for Copenhagen Malmö – by David Foxwell
Following an order the company received last year to design and install two double-tier linkspans for Copenhagen Malmö Port, TTS Port Equipment AB has been given the go ahead to supply a semi-automatic mooring system for the port.
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NewsAggregates dredging assessments pave way for wind
The UK Marine Aggregate Dredging Industry, seeking to introduce best practice into the management of the marine environment, introduced in 2003 the Marine Aggregates Regional Environmental Assessments (MAREA) as a tool to evaluate marine aggregate extraction in coastal and offshore waters and its impact on environmental and other maritime activities.
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NewsRecord revenue as profit falls at Boskalis
Although in 2009 the net profit of Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. fell to €227.9m from €249.1m the year before revenue was up to a record €2.2bn and was widely spread, both geographically and across all market segments.
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NewsMore ship repair action at Oranjewerf
After a busy 2009, Dutch ship repairer Oranjewerf Scheepsreparatie B.V. is gearing up for another busy year in 2010 and is hoping that the busy trend of the last few months is set to continue.
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NewsFerguson award contract for accommodation support vessel
Ferguson Modular, a major supplier and manufacturer of offshore accommodation solutions for the energy industry around the world, has awarded a £3.2m contract for refit and refurbishment work on its new accommodation support vessel to Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd in Scotland.
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NewsCathelco protect the US Coast Guard
A series of fast response cutters being built for the US Coast Guard will be protected against hull corrosion and marine pipework bio-fouling with a system manufactured by UK based Cathelco Ltd.
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NewsDales turns over new Leith in Scotland
Aberdeen based ship repair and maintenance specialist, Dales Marine Services, has expanded its operations on Scotland’s east coast with the lease of a dry dock at the Port of Leith and a workshop at Montrose.
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NewsEmergency patch prevents trawler capsize
A major incident was narrowly avoided following an early morning collision between two trawlers off the island of Senja in the Arctic north of Norway.
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NewsCEDA to visit major Spanish port expansion
The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) makes its second stand alone technical visit to the Spanish Port of Gijón on 26 and 27 April. Participating CEDA members will see first hand one of Spain''s largest port projects, which will double the capacity of the port.
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NewsXbloc project in Australia – by David Foxwell
Delta Marine Consultants in The Netherlands says a new breakwater for an LNG terminal in Northwest Australia is to be built using its Xbloc interlocking armoured units.
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TTS wins comprehensive contract for new Stena port
Stena Line (UK) has recently announced plans to move its operations and ferry service from their present location in Stranraer, Scotland to a new port facility 10km north of the town, and TTS Port Equipment AB has secured a contract to design and build the entire ship-to-shore interface for the ...
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Dredging under way at Port of Ramsgate in UK – by David Foxwell
Dredging got underway at the Port of Ramsgate in the UK at the end of February, a project which will enable larger and deeper draft vessels to enter Ramsgate’s commercial port.
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Scrabster Harbour Trust invites bids for major re-development – by David Foxwell
Bids are being invited for the redevelopment and upgrade of the Old Fish Market Pier at Scrabster Harbour in Caithness in Scotland.
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Scheldt dredging to be completed more quickly than first planned – by David Foxwell
Dredging has finally got underway on the Dutch parts of the River Scheldt. Dredging on the Flanders (Belgian) side of the river was completed in 2007, but dredging on the Dutch side of the river has been long delayed.
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Jan De Nul Group wins project in Malaysia – by David Foxwell
Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a contract for the reclamation of the ‘Lido Boulevard’ in Malaysia.
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NewsFormer naval base in The Orkneys to be developed – by David Foxwell
A former naval base on The Orkney Islands in the UK is to be the subject of a £3m redevelopment effort to help the islands obtain work from the fast growing offshore renewable energy industry.
