Marine Construction News – Page 217
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Broads Forum welcomes coast defence commitment
The Broads Forum has welcomed a commitment by the Environment Agency in the UK to continue to maintain the defences of The Norfolk Broads for at least the next 50 years.
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NewsDHV in The Netherlands has been commissioned to carry out the Caofeidian coastal development project in China.
The Dutch engineering consultancy DHV has been commissioned, together with the Chinese planning institute Qinghua and the Arup consultancy from the UK, to carry out a prestigious coastal and urban development project in China.
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Jan de Nul awarded ¢1bn in contracts
Belgium' s Jan De Nul Group has recently been awarded several contracts around the world which together are worth in excess of € 1bn. The projects will be executed in markets such as Peru, Trinidad and Brazil.
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NewsNew Rhine terminal is first of its kind
Europe’ s first container terminal to be built inland entirely for operation by global shipping majors has been completed and inaugurated in Europe’ s biggest inland port, Duisburg, after construction costing around € 20m.
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NewsDelayed JadeWeser Port construction underway at last
Construction work is beginning this month on one of the most prestigious port civil engineering projects ever undertaken in Germany, the planned € 1bn JadeWeser deepwater container facility in Wilhelmshaven.
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NewsDone Deal for Dredger Builder
Dutch builder of dredgers and other specialist vessels IHC Merwede acquired design, engineering and construction company The Engineering Business (EB) last month.
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News'Africa Mercy' Ship of the Year Nomination
The world’ s largest charity hospital ship, which has been nominated ‘ Ship of the Year’ at this year’ s Lloyds List awards, was converted from a Danish rail ferry.
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NewsPost-Explosion Refit for 'Seamec II'
Following the dramatic explosion of the supply vessel Seamec II last year at the Curacao Dry Dock Company (CDM), Alewijnse Marine Systems has signed a contract to refit the multipurpose vessel.
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NewsMeiderich Tackles Re-engine Projects
Germany’ s Meidericher Schiffswerft (MSW) in Duisburg, still going strong after 110 years in the business, has completed the latest in a series of complex small vessel re-engine projects.
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NewsRefitted 'Cousin Jack' Gets Busy
Falmouth UK based Bay Marine purchased the new vessel ‘ Cousin Jack’ to replace ‘ Redeemer’ last year.
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NewsAt Capacity ASRY Targets Workboats
Following the successes of the last financial year, the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) is again showing that the demand for its' facilities is still running at record highs.
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NewsHexagonal Cofferdam Meets Spudcan Challenge
UMC International recently took up the challenge to create a dry working environment around the giant support feet (spudcans) of a jack-up oil rig so that repairs could be undertaken on the top surfaces of each foot.
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NewsMobile Dry Dock Called to South Korea
While still under warranty, a three-month old, 260m long container ship developed a worrying oil leak from its stern tube seal. Antwerp based underwater repair specialist Hydrex was called all the way to Pusan, South Korea, flying in all the equipment needed for the job, including a seal specialist engineer ...
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NewsTwo Very Different Tugs for Dutch Owners
All tug owners, especially those with many years of operational experience, have a highly developed insight into the requirements each new vessel must have to fulfil the needs of their own individual business. The two latest completions by Shipyard Gebr Kooiman BV of Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands over the past ...
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NewsDutch Dredgers in Profits Bonanza
The Netherland' s two major international dredging contractors report spectacular rises in profits and turnover during 2007.
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NewsBremerhaven Studies to Determine Port Siltation
The port of Bremerhaven in Germany, now the fourth largest container harbour in Europe, is also a laboratory for the advancement of dredging techniques and sustainable development.
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NewsItaldraghe Leaves No Stone Unturned
A new purpose built cutter suction dredger has been delivered to Società Cava Cavallino of Italy, a Ravenna based excavation company belonging to the Gruppo Nettuno SpA.
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NewsDredging Helps to Double Fos Throughput
Under the Port of Marseilles Authority’ s Fos 2XL container terminal project, two new terminals are being developed in partnership with private operators Port Synergy - a joint venture between CMA-CGM and DP World - and MSC.
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NewsGreat Yarmouth Outer Harbour Progressing Well
The developers for the new Outer Harbour at Great Yarmouth in the UK say construction is progressing well on the new north breakwater, with approximately 550m completed.
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NewsLargest Xbloc Project to Date in the Americas
Delta Marine Consultants has granted Brazilian Contractor Norberto Odebrecht SA a licence for the application of Xbloc armour units for the construction of the shore protection scheme at the Cinta Costera boulevard in Panama City, Panama.
