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NewsFairplay-22 capsizes with a tragic loss of life
The tug Fairplay-22 capsized on the afternoon of 11 October while trying to make a towage connection with the ferry Stena Britannica in high winds and a heavy swell near the Berghaven, Hook of Holland.
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Aggregates site restored by Brett
Construction, aggregates and building firm Brett has provided details of a restoration project it completed earlier this year on an aggregates extraction site in Kent.
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ABP and RSPB work together on the Humber
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest ports owner and operator, and Europe’s largest nature conservation organisation, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), have signed a landmark agreement for cooperative working around the Humber Estuary.
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DMC assists with floating pod concept
Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) in The Netherlands has been awarded a contract in connection with a redevelopment project in Singapore and the construction of a ‘floating pod.’
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Maintenance dredging completed at Northney Marina
Early December saw the start of a programme of maintenance dredging at Northney Marina on the south coast of the UK.
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NewsNew linkspan for catamaran traffic
A new order for a purpose built mechanical linkspan at the port of Ystad in southern Sweden has been awarded to TTS Port Equipment AB. Having delivered a similar installation at Ystad last year, TTS is building the new linkspan on the same principle of hydraulic cylinder operation.
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Sea defence project shortlisted for Concrete Society Award
Royal Haskoning’s Weston-super-Mare Sea Defences project in the UK has been shortlisted for the 2010 Concrete Society Awards.
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Birse Civils recognised for flood defence works
A collaborative approach between Birse Civils and the UK’s Environment Agency for an innovative, sustainable solution to strengthening the flood defences at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire received national recognition at the British Construction Industry Awards in London in October.
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Grontmij wins Danish harbour extension project
Grontmij in Denmark recently secured a contract from the Port of Hanstholm for a major expansion project.
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NewsWalcon wins contract for Jachtahaven Yerseke
Walcon Marine’s Benelux distributor Infra Trading BV has won a contract to supply new pontoons for the expansion of the marina at Yerseke, which is located on the southern shore of the Eastern Schelde estuary in the Dutch province of Zeeland.
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NewsEurope leading the way in offshore wind
New research released by energy business analysts Douglas-Westwood reveals the world offshore wind market will see expenditure of $60.7bn over the next five years.
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NewsUK renewable progress ‘unacceptably slow’
A recent report in the UK has said that the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) will miss its target to supply 10% of electricity from renewable energy sources by the end of 2012.
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NewsGreen Energy award for wind farm support pontoon
Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has scooped a Green Energy award for an innovative pontoon system designed to support the offshore renewables industry.
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NewsSnow news is good news on Tyne
The Port of Tyne in the UK is operating as usual this week, with passenger, cargo and container ships arriving safely and on time despite unusually early snowfalls affecting the region.
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NewsDFDS sells Irish Sea routes to Stena
DFDS has sold DFDS Seaways Irish Sea Ferries Limited, including two routes in the northern part of the Irish Sea, to Stena Line.
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NewsNew kit cuts a Swathe in survey provision
Cornwall based Swathe Services has made its first UK sale of the SONIC 2024 wideband high resolution shallow water multibeam echosounder.
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NewsSvitzer Pembroke is in a different league
The arrival at Milford Haven in the UK of the Svitzer Pembroke, a further new tug of the ‘RAstar class’, was met with a mixture of surprise and satisfaction in the port.
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NewsModel ship handling centre on the move
The UK’s only manned model ship handling training centre has moved home.
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NewsURS/Scott Wilson in Kuwait seaport project
URS/Scott Wilson has won a strategic role to provide the design audit and construction supervision for the $1.2bn first port contract for the new commercial sea port development on Boubyan Island in Kuwait.
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NewsSea Cobra takes a Quantum leap
UK based electro-optical systems manufacturer Chess Dynamics Ltd has announced a new agreement with Quantum Marine Marketing Ltd which will see their range of CCTV and thermal imaging camera systems launched into the commercial marine market for the first time.
