Marine Construction News – Page 223
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NewsSpring Cleaning for Port of Felixstowe
Westminster Dredging, UK subsidiary of Dutch giant Royal Boskalis Westminster, has been undertaking a typical maintenance dredging contract to benefit the berths and approaches of Felixstowe and Harwich International Port.
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NewsRetrofit Degassing Lifts Dredger Efficiency
The presence of gas in dredged mixtures attacks the efficiency of the dredge pump and therefore the entire dredging process.
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NewsFirst Piles Driven for Burchardkai Expansion
Work is now well underway on a new container ship berth which is part of a ¢ 660m project by HHLA to double the capacity of Hamburg''s biggest box facility, the Burchardkai Container Terminal (BCT).
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NewsLimpet Dam Enables Lock Gate Repair
Nuttall group company John Martin has been using their limpet dam technology to enable repair work on the pintles of Gladstone Lock gates, the important lock system that gives access to the Port of Liverpool.
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NewsHarwich International Port Relocates Berthing Pontoon
In order to accommodate the recently extended Stena Line ro-pax ''Stena Britannica'' (MJ April) and near sister vessel ''Stena Hollandica'', which serve the Hook of Holland route twice daily, Harwich International Port has moved the berthing pontoon at their dedicated berth by 25m to the east of its previous location.
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NewsSeawork Exhibitor Enables Marina Expansion
The growth surge in leisure boating saw Dun Laoghaire Marina open on the south side of Dublin Bay in March of 2001 with berthing for 500 vessels. Piling works are underway for an extension which will see berths in place for 800 vessels.
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NewsWave Dragon Will Fire Marine Construction
Wave energy developer Wave Dragon Ltd has taken the first major step towards deploying the world''s largest Wave Energy Converter (WEC) by submitting their Environmental Impact Statement.
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NewsDutch DBF Terminal Heads for First-Phase Completion
Construction of the quay wall and filling-in at Rotterdam''s new Delta Barge Feeder (DBF) Terminal at Maasvlakte has been reported all but completed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and terminal operator ECT.
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NewsLaunch of New Cruise Facility Pontoons
The construction of the massive reinforced concrete pontoons for the new cruise liner facility outside the Three Graces in Liverpool, the historic home of the British cruise industry, are now nearing completion.
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NewsConstruction Row Clouds JadeWeser Project
A top level row over who will build Germany''s billion Euro deepwater JadeWeser Port (JWP) in Wilhelmshaven is threatening to delay a start of construction to late summer.
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NewsHopes Raised for Irish Marine Works
Ireland''s Minister for Labour Affairs and Clare T.S., Tony Killeen has expressed optimism that the County''s piers and harbours will benefit under a new CLAR scheme.
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NewsKiel Terminal Coordination is 'Technical Masterpiece'
The German Baltic seaport of Kiel has completed a ¢ 28.5m Cruise Centre which officials say is one of the most efficient in northern Europe.
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NewsFos 2XL Construction Starts in September
The Port of Marseilles Authority (PMA) awarded the main construction contract for its Fos 2XL container terminal development.
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NewsTwin Cats Make Anglers and Divers Purr
Seawork exhibitor South Boats Special Projects Ltd has launched two newbuilds, the 4th and 5th South Catamaran 36/11m MkIIs and the 39th and 40th 11m vessels built by the company.
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NewsHol Blank Bolsters Weser Terminal Expansion
Now supporting Bremerhaven''s ever increasing need for round the clock berth and basin dredging is the new ¢ 4.4m water injection dredger Hol Blank following its completion at Lloyd Werft.
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NewsJenkins Marine Expands Dredging Activities
Dorset UK based Jenkins Marine is making continuing progress in the development of its dredging support operations.
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NewsDutch Dredger Builder Triples Profits
IHC Holland Merwede, the Dutch shipyards group which is global market leader in the design and construction of dredgers, has announced staggering results for 2006, with sales doubled to ¢ 1bn and net profit tripled to ¢ 31.2m.
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New Online Marine Aggregates Research Database
ABPmer, the marine environmental research arm of Associated British Ports, has collaborated with the GeoData Institute to deliver an online research tool on behalf of the UK Government''s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
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NewsNew Lock to Serve Olympics Site
British Waterways has commissioned the building of a new lock and water control structure on the Prescott Channel in the Bow Back Rivers of east London.
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News£35m Terminal Construction Underway at BelfastAn artist's impression of the new Belfast terminal, which is due to be operational for summer 2008.
The Port of Belfast has begun work on a new £ 35m Stena Line ferry terminal which will cut journey times as it literally brings the Port closer for those travelling from Scotland.
