Marine Construction News – Page 30
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NewsSubsea cable laid for HiWave-5 Project
A 6.2km subsea export cable has been laid off the coast of Portugal as part of the HiWave-5 Project to use wave energy for the grid.
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NewsDolphin secures $96 million contract in Nigeria
Norway-based Dolphin Drilling has won a $96 million (€98.3 million) contract for its Blackford Dolphin rig in Nigeria.
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NewsUK port warns job losses ahead
Port of Liverpool has warned of job losses as the containerised cargo market continues to decline
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NewsPort project brings new jobs to the UK
New jobs will be created as a consequence of a new berth at a UK port
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News - VideosVIDEO: New platform slashes installation costs
New equipment could cut costs and time in installing offshore wind farms.
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NewsQuayside and terminal renewal given green light
Nine years’ work to renew Belgium’s biggest port and one of the biggest in Europe has been given the go-ahead.
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NewsPlatform decommissioning inspires new Chop Saw
Following the removal of the Gyda platform by the world’s largest construction vessel (see video), a new Chop Saw is on the drawing board.
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News£14m quayside facility opens in England
Professional football players atttended the opening of a quayside facility in the north of England.
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News - VideosVIDEO: Dredger launched at Port of Hamburg
A naming ceremony has been held for Chicago, a hybrid backhoe dredger with full electric capability, in the Port of Hamburg.
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NewsSeabed dredging potential revealed in tender round
The England and Wales Crown Estate has revealed provisional dredging areas for the digging up of marine aggregates around the UK.
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NewsHuisman ordered to build third MCPG
A third motion compensation pile gripper will be built by civil engineering equipment maker Huisman following an order from offshore energy firm Heerema.
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NewsCivils contractor in project first with tensioner
In a project first for one civils contractor, a tensioner has been used for the installation of a wire rope off a CSV
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NewsFrance could be sinking - models predict
A researcher at CEREMA, a government-funded environment agency, says climate change models show action is needed.
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News80 turbines installed at first French offshore wind farm
Jan de Nul’s offshore jack-up vessel has made neat work of an 80-turbine installation at the Saint Nazaire wind farm.
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NewsPorts expand to accommodate megaships
The growing size of today’s container ships is resulting in port expansion projects worldwide, not least Lyttleton Port in New Zealand.
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NewsUK port on track for net-zero
A port in England’s north west is on track to become one of the first in the UK to be carbon neutral
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NewsFinnish giant agrees to digitalise 21 ABP ports
Wärtsilä Voyage will use its digital technology to bring Associated British Ports into the smart port world.
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NewsH&W wins largest ever contract
Maritime and offshore engineer Harland & Wolff has won its first contract in the mining sector, as well its largest ever.
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News - VideosVIDEO: Wildlife haven created by major sewage works
The largest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the UK water industry is helping to create new habitats for wildlife.
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NewsFour dredgers ordered for Bangladesh
Royal IHC will lend its expertise to Bangladesh ship builders KSBL to build four custom dredgers for the monsoon-afflicted country.
