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NewsIADC Seminar returns to Singapore
The Netherlands based International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has announced an early registration discount to the 35th edition of its International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation.
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NewsNew terminal ups Kiel handling clout
Kiel has completed the new Schwedenkai Terminal, part of a five year investment programme which has cost more than €60m and has vastly improved the German Baltic port’s passenger and cargo handling clout.
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NewsScotland’s first National Project on schedule
With just over one year to go to the opening of Scotland’s first National Project, Stewart Stevenson, minister for transport, infrastructure and climate change took the opportunity to visit the new Port of Loch Ryan for a progress report.
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NewsDoors open on enhanced maritime safety
Each year seafarers die or are seriously injured by being crushed by powered watertight doors. A new training video has been released to raise awareness and teach safe practices.
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NewsWork begins on St Aubin harbour – by David Foxwell
Stabilisation works to preserve the north and south piers of St Aubin Harbour and the breakwater at St Aubin’s Fort in the Channel Islands is due to start this month.
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Belgian funding supports Indian dredging works – by David Foxwell
International Seaports Dredging (ISD) in India has provided an update on some recent projects, including a major port construction project in Dhamra where 130 hectares of land have been reclaimed to create new harbour areas.
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HR Wallingford creates new environment team – by David Foxwell
UK based international research and consultancy organisation HR Wallingford has announced the creation of a new team of environmental specialists to enhance existing capabilities and act as a centre of excellence for aquatic environmental solutions.
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NewsCouncil unveils plan to develop Caernarfon Dock – by David Foxwell
Gwynedd Council in Wales has unveiled a project to expand Caernarfon’s Victoria Dock, creating berths for 45 vessels.
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NewsShallow water multibeam goes super SONIC
As part of its ongoing expansion, Plymouth based Swathe Services (UK) has recently signed an agreement with R2SONIC (USA) to represent them as sales agents supplying the innovative SONIC2022 and SONIC 2024 in the UK.
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NewsDivex rewards skills required for growth
Aberdeen headquartered international diving equipment technology company Divex sees skills development as a key part of it’s plan for future growth, and having the relevant expertise demanded in a global economy is key to its strategy.
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Port of Cork provides update on plans for container terminal – by David Foxwell
The Port of Cork Company in Ireland has provided an update on its plans for a new container terminal.
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NewsProgress for all to see at Maasvlakte 2
Positive signals continue to flow from Rotterdam Port Authority’s Maasvlakte 2 port development with over half of the dredged sand required for the project now in place.
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Eredene Capital wins Indian project – by David Foxwell
UK based Eredene Capital Plc has won a bid to build and operate the container terminal at Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu in India. The estimated project cost of the Ennore Container Terminal is £207m.
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NewsRenewables safety joint venture launched
UK based safety equipment supplier Cosalt has signed a new joint venture agreement with Danish engineering services company APRO to take advantage of the major growth expected in UK offshore wind energy.
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NewsBunkering hub planned for Thames Estuary
A UK based marine fuel supplier is to establish a ship bunkering hub in a busy part of the Thames Estuary aimed at taking advantage of the close proximity to a number of major shipping lanes.
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NewsBad winter delays completion of new lock
A severe winter, which halted construction for about two months, has been the main reason for a delay in the completion of Bremerhaven’s crucial new €233m Kaiserschleuse sea lock until next March.
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NewsDetermined contractor defeats weather
Mallorca based Naviera Daedalus Servicos Maritimos has completed three years of extensive work expanding the Port Adriano leisure marine complex situated in the south west of the island.
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NewsRembrandt sets scene for restored port’s pilots
UK based BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has deployed its marine manoeuvring simulator, PC Rembrandt, to refresh pilot’s ship handling knowledge at the Port of Itajai in Brazil.
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NewsCareful dredging for historic site
This summer saw the completion of the capital dredging works on the historic Millbay Inner Basin at Plymouth in the UK. Dredging is not often thought of being ‘precision’ work, but this latest project ‘raised a number of challenges’ said Dan Jenkins of Jenkins Marine.
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NewsWave power begins test preparation
The snake-like Pelamis P2 wave power device has arrived in Orkney, in readiness for its connection to the European Marine Test Centre (EMEC) site at Billia Croo.
