Marine Construction News – Page 209
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NewsCutty Sark acquires the 'Knowledge'
A pioneering partnership between an established university and the custodians of an even older ship came together to claim not one, but two high tech awards last month, and is now on the track of solving the riddle behind one of the maritime industry' s greatest icons.
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NewsTrawler travels for engine overhaul
MAN Diesel PrimeServ’ s Service Center in Frederikshavn, Denmark, has successfully completed a large main engine repair and overhaul job aboard the Argentine fishing factory trawler Centurion Del Atlantico.
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NewsRo-ro refit on time at Hebburn
A& P Tyne Ltd has completed the annual refit onboard the ro-ro cargo ferry ‘ Norcape’ for P& O Ferries. Over 100 personnel were working on the the 14,087gt vessel at peak times and all contract work completed on day 42, in line with the original schedule.
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NewsLabour of love lands TV deal
A 60 year old Danish fishing boat has been rescued from decay after capturing the heart of a sailor. ' After seeing her sitting there, I couldn' t let her just rot,' Ross Farncombe says of the whirlwind affair.
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Haskoning and Worley Parsons to design Qatar port
Netherlands based Royal Haskoning and Worley Parsons Qatar (subsidiary of Worley Parsons Australia) will jointly carry out the engineering design of the New Doha Port near Mesaieed, Qatar.
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NewsPlans for scheme at East Head submitted
A planning application has been submitted in to Chichester District Council in the UK to recycle some 15,000 tons of sand and shingle into the vulnerable hinge and neck area of East Head in Chichester Harbour.
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NewsRiver Tees dredged to allow carrier scrapping
Another milestone has been reached to allow a French aircraft carrier to be scrapped on Teesside in the UK.
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CEDA appeals for input on review of London Convention
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) reports that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is currently undertaking a global review of dredged sediment disposal and is seeking to get all information on disposal activities from countries around the world.
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NewsDHV developing new harbours in Ghana
Dutch consultancy and engineering firm DHV is developing fourteen new fishing harbours and landing sites in Ghana.
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IWA gives grant to help restore lost waterway
Work to revive a ‘ lost waterway’ in Staffordshire in the UK has been given a helping hand by The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) with a grant of £ 5,000 to the Caldon and Uttoxeter Canals Trust towards a feasibility study into the restoration of the waterway, the Uttoxeter Canal.
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NewsCEDA Dredging Days focuses on sustainability
The role of dredging and maritime construction in sustainable development was the focus of this year’ s CEDA Dredging Days, organised by the Belgian Section of the Central Dredging Association (CEDA).
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NewsDredging simulator with an outside view
IHC Systems has celebrated the inauguration of their new dredging simulator, the first of its kind with an outside view, and also unveiled its 1,250th production meter. The ceremony was attended by Mr Martin Boevé e, the mayor of Sliedrecht in the Netherlands, where IHC Systems is based.
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News: ¢300m orders bonanza for IHC Merwede
The financial downturn is not effecting Dutch dredger builders IHC Merwede, which has added € 300m to its already full order book with contracts for ten newbuilds to emerging global powerhouses India and China.
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NewsEnhanced positioning for Damen dredgers
Damen Dredging Equipment and Trimble Europe have sealed their cooperation by signing an OEM agreement.
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NewsGSS has twins
Scotland’ s renewable energy trade body Scottish Renewables estimates that in 20 years the country’ s marine renewables industry could employ some 25,000 people and provide enough power for more than 500,000 homes. Marine renewable energy from wind, wave and tidal sources could in fact contribute to Scotland meeting more ...
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NewsBeach replenishment delivers environmental bonus
The UK’ s Westminster Dredging recently demonstrated the most efficient way of delivering dredged aggregate to a coastal defence project straight from the ship to the site, a process that removes the need for numerous truck movements and their associated environmental impacts.
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NewsA Flag Day for Sanmar with a new design
Turkish tug builders and tugowners Sanmar Denizcilik Makine ve Ticaret Ltd, of Istanbul, celebrated in fine style at the flag change ceremony for the first vessel of their new Sanmar Eskort 80 series.
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NewsSafety first for lightweight dive support vessel
The first of two aluminium dive support vessels being built by Seawind Marine in Appledore, North Devon UK has now been delivered to its owner in Scotland.
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NewsReplenishing beaches on the Essex coast
The dredger/pumping station Sliedrecht 27 has been repositioned to Jaywick, near Clacton on the Essex coast, where it has been deployed as a booster station on a € 13m beach nourishment contract for the UK Environment Agency.
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NewsKiel breaks ground for third passenger terminal
Construction has begun in Kiel of the € 16m Schwedenkai Terminal, the third ferry and cruise ship handling facility in the Baltic port city which says it is Germany’ s most popular cruise ship destination.
