Marine Construction News – Page 92
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NewsGraphene coating additive shows promising results
Earlier in 2018 Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) launched its latest dispersion range – the Genable 3000 series.
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NewsFirst Goodchild pilot boat export for Dublin
Leading UK boat builder Goodchild Marine Services Limited has secured a contract with Dublin Port Company to construct a new 17m pilot boat.
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NewsOffshore wind hampered by port capability
Analysis of 96 European ports as part of Carbon Trust report reveals few are fully equipped to undertake quay-side operations necessary to support the floating offshore wind sector.
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NewsNew German terminal ups port potential
A new deepwater berth and multi-purpose terminal have begun operation in Cuxhaven amid predictions they will significantly boost business in the German Elbe Estuary port, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsGerman waterways get giant funding boost
The German Government has earmarked €800 million for work on the country’s vital inland waterway system as users warn of lock breakdowns and aging infrastructures on the internationally important network, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsVersatile repair mix for German yard
Two island supply boats and a research ship were among the varied and regular mix of specialist workboats in for repair or maintenance this autumn at Germany’s Diedrich Werft, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsDredging started at Anaklia
Marine construction work at Anaklia Deep Sea Port has commenced with work on the dredging of the approach channel and harbour area reports Dag Pike.
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NewsIHC lands four vessel order from DEME
Netherlands based Royal IHC has secured a contract from Belgium based DEME for the design and build of four new vessels.
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NewsDredging works reinforce Texel dunes
Belgium based dredging major Jan De Nul has commenced works to reinforce some 3km of the Prince Hendrik Sand Dike on the Dutch Wadden Island of Texel.
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NewsDredge Yard adds adaptive auger head
Rotterdam based Dredge Yard has introduced an innovative dredging solution to its range in the form of the adaptive auger head.
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NewsVan Oord scoops IADC Safety Award
Rotterdam based Van Oord has won the International Association of Dredging Companies’ 2018 IADC Safety Award with an in-house developed Debris Removal Platform.
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CEDA turbidity limits working group
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) Working Group on Turbidity Limits (WGETL) has begun its research.
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News50th anniversary for 'Cherry Sand'
UK Dredging (UKD), an operating division of Associated British Ports (ABP), has celebrated the 50th anniversary of one of its key dredging vessels, the ''Cherry Sand''.
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Dredging shines in Boskalis results
Although the operating results of Royal Boskalis Westminster declined overall in the first half of 2018, revenues from its Dredging & Inland Infrastructure division increased along with utilisation of its hopper dredger fleet.
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NewsRebuild of the Research Vessel ‘Heraclitus’
A remarkable ship, a 25 metre ferro-cement Chinese junk rigged vessel, is in the midst of a total rebuild from keel on up.
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Cyclades interconnector contract
Prysmian Group, an Italian energy and telecom cable systems specialist, has been awarded a new contract worth approximately €21 million by IPTO (the Transmission System Operator of the Greek electricity system), for two interconnections between the Cyclades islands, Greece.
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NewsVIP opening for amphibious hoist
On a recent visit to workboat builders and servicing specialists Mainstay Marine, the Welsh Cabinet Sectary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths unveiled the company’s latest edition; its 160t boat hoist.
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NewsNeptune to build salmon delousing barge
Canadian salmon farm company Cermaq Canada has contracted Netherlands workboat builder Neptune Marine to build a new salmon delousing barge.
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NewsPort of Sunderland expands to fulfil renewables demand
Port of Sunderland, UK has secured a series of contracts with companies in the offshore renewables market following a period of rapid expansion.
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News£42 million flood scheme for Hull
Led by the Environment Agency, the Humber Hull Frontages Scheme will present an opportunity to review and improve a 19km stretch of tidal flood defences in the Humber Estuary.
