Marine Construction News – Page 213
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News'Afon Cadnant - The Most Impressive Tug Yet for Holyhead Towing
For over fifteen years Maritime Journal has reported on new vessels entering service with the Holyhead Towing Company Ltd and the work that they do. Over that period we have seen a range of purpose built vessels developed specifically for the company''s core business of providing supporting services for the ...
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NewsRetrofit Anti-Fouling Keeps Tugs Working
Blockages in seawater engine cooling systems caused by bio-fouling continue to create problems for operators in terms of increased fuel usage, crew attention and premature pipework renewal. As a result, Cathelco Ltd is seeing a strong demand for retrofit marine pipework anti-fouling systems to eliminate the problem on vessels throughout ...
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Assessing the Risks Posed by Marine Aggregate Extraction
A risk assessment framework for marine aggregate extraction has been developed by HR Wallingford in association with Royal Haskoning and the University of Newcastle.
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NewsNew Buoy Tender for Caernarfon Harbour Trust
The 12.8m buoy tender ''Seiont IV'' has been delivered to its owner, Caernarfon Harbour Trust, after completing successful trials off Macduff in Scotland and sailing through the Caledonian canal and down the west coast to its home port.
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NewsDredger Delivers Vroom with a View
Italian dredger builder Italdraghe SpA delivered and launched a new, small SGT150C model cutter suction dredger for the beautiful coastal town of Casal Velino in Southern Italy in July. Casal Velino is within the protected Cilento National Park.
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NewsDredging Restores Depth at Island Harbour
Jenkins Marine Ltd and Land & challenging project to dredge the Island Harbour Marina in the Isle of Wight. The works, which started in April, are due for completion by the end of this month, by which time some 23,000m3 of dredged material will have been removed and disposed of.
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NewsDredgers Delight Community at Newbiggin Bay
A lowering of the seabed beneath Newbiggin Bay UK is believed to have exposed the coastline to serious erosion in recent years. The beach had virtually disappeared and damage to the seawall was increasing.
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NewsSensor Packages for Seven New Dredgers
The Dutch specialist manufacturer of underwater equipment, Seatools, has signed a contract with Belgium''s Jan De Nul Group to supply the underwater sensors for monitoring the dredging process on board four hopper dredgers and three cutter suction dredgers currently under construction. The order is worth ¢ 500,000.
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NewsGermans Commission ¢14.5m Quay/Berth Project
German authorities investing a total of ¢ 37.5m up to 2009 in the expansion of the growing seaport of Brake on the Lower Weser have now commissioned the construction of a new ¢ 14.5m quay as part of the project.
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NewsBoxport Building at Global Trade Crossroads
Moroccan authorities definitely met the deadlines on TangerMed port project, as APM Terminals Tangier, a subsidiary of AP-Moller Maersk, inaugurated the first container terminal of the huge complex on 27th July, the concession of which it won for 30 years.
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NewsNew Projects Boost Hamburg Port Capacity
Two new expansion projects, one completed and one still to come, will further increase container handling in Germany''s biggest seaport Hamburg.
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NewsMJ Sponsors International Conference on Coastal Management
Maritime Journal joins the UK Environment Agency, Birse Coastal, and SCOPAC (Standing Conference On Problems Associated with the Coastline) in sponsoring the International Conference on Coastal Management, which will be held at the Mercure Holland House Hotel and Spa in Cardiff UK on 31 October and 1 November, with an ...
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NewsNew LNG Infrastructure for Zeebrugge
The Antwerp based shipping company EXMAR NV has applied to the Zeebrugge Port Authority (MBZ) for a domain concession for the construction of a discharging and ship to ship transfer installation for LNG and high pressure natural gas in the Port of Zeebrugge.
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NewsExtensive Design Study Prefaces Wind Farm
A metocean design has been completed for the proposed ''Round 2'' Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, planned for the southern North Sea off the UK''s North Norfolk coast, just inside the 12 mile territorial limit. Environmental design and risk management specialists Metoc plc did the work for operator Scira Offshore ...
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Port of Peterhead plans large scale expansion
Three companies are reportedly bidding to win a £ 32 million contract for a large scale upgrade of the Port of Peterhead.
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Expansion planned at Estonia's Muuga terminal
The state owned Port of Tallinn and KMG Inseneriehituse have signed a contract for the extension of the Muuga Container Terminal in Estonia.
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NewsBoskalis-Dredging International JV wins Port Rashid project
A joint venture of Dredging International and Boskalis Westminster Middle East has been awarded a contract by the development company Nakheel for the construction and expansion of Port Rashid in Dubai.
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Dredging underway for Corrib Field Development
The Department of the Transport in Ireland has announced that marine construction work has commenced in Broad Haven Bay, in North West County Mayo, as part of the Corrib Field Development.
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NewsConservancy supports East Head strategy
The Environment Agency, in partnership with Chichester and Arun District Councils, has released more details of the draft coastal defence strategy for the West Sussex coastline between Pagham Harbour and West Wittering on the south coast of the UK, and is inviting comments on their recommendations for managing flood and ...
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NewsVan Oord and Royal Haskoning unveil coastal concept
Dutch dredging company Van Oord and consulting engineer Royal Haskoning have unveiled proposals they have developed to enhance the flood defences in the Netherlands whilst reducing pressure in the densely populated Randstad area of the country and at the same time making even better use of the scarce land in ...
