All News articles – Page 792
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NewsMaintenance facility upgrade for Dart Harbour
Sub Marine Services Ltd (SMS) of Falmouth Docks has recently completed a project to upgrade Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority’s (DHNA) Hoodown Maintenance Facility at Kingswear in Devon.
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NewsVariety as commercial pontoons proliferate
Pontoon specialist Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has completed a trio of commercial projects at opposite ends of the UK.
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NewsStop plank trials for British Waterways
British Waterways have been working with Sapa Profiles UK to develop a lightweight aluminium emergency stop plank for use in the event of breaches in its canal waterway systems.
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NewsBoskalis wins offshore wind contract
Royal Boskalis Westminster, the well-known dredging and marine contractor based in the Netherlands, has acquired a contract which will see it working in the offshore windfarm market.
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Engineering solution for ‘salt bog’ city
The Sabah Al-Ahmad Sea City Project is yet another awe-inspiring pioneering project in the Middle East that has environmentalists around the globe holding their breath.
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NewsMMO approves Southampton works
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK has approved licences for ABP Southampton for works and associated dredging at berths 201 and 202 at the Port of Southampton.
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NewsIt’s a family affair as boatyard expands
Davis''s Boatyard, a family run business in Poole Harbour UK, is making a major investment this year in a new marina pontoon, as the previous pontoon, having been built over 30 years ago, was due to be upgraded.
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NewsMaasvlakte 2 edges closer to operations
For Port of Rotterdam Authority (PRA) and contractor consortium PUMA, 2012 promises to be a busy year.
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NewsPeel Ports invites bids for Liverpool 2
Peel Ports recently commenced the procurement phase for the construction of its new deepwater container terminal at the Port of Liverpool.
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NewsTri-national Project to Produce Upgraded Rock Manual
Three European countries - the UK, France and the Netherlands, are collaborating to produce an updated manual on the use of rock in hydraulic engineering.
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Spanish PBBs for Hong Kong terminal
Barcelona based TEAM Ports & Maritime has been awarded with a contract to design five Passenger Boarding Bridges for the new Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong.
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NewsLinkspan Lifts Red Funnel's Fortunes
A significant growth in traffic has led Red Funnel , the original Isle of Wight ferry operator, to extend and refurbish two of its three 2,900 ton Raptor class vessels, Red Osprey and Red Falcon , stretching each boat and adding another full length car deck to provide capacity for ...
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Dover to repair Wellington Dock Gates
At the beginning of this month, preparations began for the removal and repair of the Wellington Dock gates in the Port of Dover’s marina.
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Three dimensional modelling for estuary
ABPmer has been commissioned by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to develop a 3D water quality model of the Forth Estuary. The model, once validated, will provide SEPA with a suitable tool to assess options to address and mitigate water quality issues as they arise.
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Funding for Deepwater Windfarm
The world''s first deepwater offshore wind farm is to be developed with government support from Scotland and the UK. Late last month, Scotland''s First Minister Jack McConnell announced a research grant of up to £ 194,000 for offshore oil operator and its research partner Scottish and Southern Energy .
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NewsDeepening of Port of Haifa underway
Work started recently at Haifa Port in Israel to deepen the harbour to a depth of 17.5m, following authorisation for the project by Israel’s Ministry for Environmental Protection. The port hopes to complete the dredging project in only a few months.
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Ormen Lange field contract for Reef Subsea
Reef Subsea has been awarded contract by Norske Shell for dredging in the Ormen Lange field. The company will use its newly-built Scanmachine 4 excavator to carry out the work. The objective is to perform final seabed preparation for a pipelay project, with narrow tolerances (+/- 20cm) and a curved ...
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Pontoon under construction at Londonderry
Londonderry Port Harbour Master has announced that the barge Aoife recently started work on a new marine events pontoon’ in the vicinity of Queens Quay.
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Broads win EU research funds
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has announced that The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads in the UK are to be given an £800,000 grant to help find new ways of removing sediment in the waterways.
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BHD Wins Contract in Tanzania
Tanzania Harbours Authority has awarded a contract for improvements to the entrance channel to the Port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Ballast Ham Dredging (BHD).
