Marine Construction News – Page 88
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NewsNew container terminal at Cork
Work has started on the development of a new container terminal in the Irish port of Cork to replace existing container facilities further up the harbour writes Dag Pike.
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NewsArtificial islands to expand Copenhagen
The Government of Denmark and the local Hvidovre Municipality have revealed a plan to expand the City of Copenhagen by creating nine islands off its southern coast writes Dag Pike.
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News9m Patrol RIB contract
Diverse Marine Ltd. and Cowes Harbour Commission, UK have signed a contract for the design, construction and delivery of a 9m Patrol RIB.
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NewsOffshore wind deck carrier has huge capacity
A heavy cargo deck carrier with an extremely high load-bearing capacity and a 3,600sqm flat loading deck for maximum utilisation and easy use is currently being built at a Chinese shipyard for offshore wind projects in the North and Baltic Seas.
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NewsWind farm work for Brest
The Port of Brest in northwest France is expanding its facilities to cope with wind farm operations at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project writes Dag Pike.
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NewsDevelopments at Portland
To cope with the growing number of vessels visiting the port, and their increasing size, Portland Port (UK) is undertaking dredging and pier improvements works to cope with the changes writes Dag Pike.
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NewsGB£500,000 boosts Thames logistics centre
Land & Water has invested in a GB£500,000 dredging campaign to increase the capacity of its Thames-side marine logistics centre in Essex, UK.
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NewsNorfolk coast sandscaping
A scheme in the UK to build a ‘sand engine’ to protect the Bacton Gas Terminal and two Norfolk villages from coastal flooding has started writes Dag Pike.
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NewsJan De Nul to dredge Ecuador port access
Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has signed a 25 year concession agreement with the Ecuadorian Municipality of Guayaquil for deepening and maintenance of the 95 km long access channel to the port of Guayaquil.
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NewsDutch Queen christens Vox Amalia
Dutch dredging giant Van Oord closed out celebrations marking its 150th anniversary year with the christening last month of the trailing suction hopper dredger ''Vox Amalia'' in Rotterdam.
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NewsWODCON XXII set for Shanghai
WODCON XXII, the 22nd World Dredging Congress, will take place in Shanghai, China on 22-26 April 2019.
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NewsFSG readies biggest LNG cruise ferry
German shipyard FSG is readying what is described as Europe’s largest LNG cruise ferry after finally delivering its most complex RoRo passenger ship to date, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsWight Shipyard completes Danube ferry
Wight Shipyard has handed over a 39m long Incat Crowther Design ferry to Central Danube Region Marketing & Development for use as a commuter and sightseeing vessel on the River Danube.
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NewsGerman approval of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel
The Ministry of Transport of Schleswig-Holstein announced at the tail end of December that the plan approval of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel is due to be signed imminently.
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NewsWMS adds dredge pipe floaters
Wardle Marine Services has been appointed the sole UK distributor for PMS Dock Marine, increasing their focus on the commercial marine sector.
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NewsIHC launches world’s largest CSD
Netherlands based shipbuilder Royal IHC has launched the world’s largest self propelled cutter suction dredger from its yard in Krimpen aan den IJssel.
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NewsMajor works at Dublin Port
Ireland’s Dublin Port Company has embarked on a major update to the facilities in Alexandra Dock to allow access for deeper draft ships reports Dag Pike.
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NewsHi tech coating for Hålogalandsbrua
December saw the opening of Hålogaland bridge in Narvik, Norway, the longest suspension bridge within the Arctic Circle.
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NewsElbe deepening tipped to boost dredging business
Long-urged deepening of the Elbe River in Hamburg, now expected to begin in 2019, is tipped to provide a long-term stimulus to Germany’s dredging industry, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsNew job for converted rescue cruiser
A former German sea rescue cruiser has begun a second life after conversion into the fire-fighting ship ''Albert Wegener'' for Port of Rostock authorities, reports Tom Todd.
