Marine Civils

Dutch contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster has been award two more dyke strengthening contracts in Holland as part of a major programme of flood defence work writes Dag Pike.

UK marine civils contractor Land & Water is delighted to have had what it calls ‘an exceedingly strong’ first half of the year.

Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd (known as ‘Moray East’) has welcomed the arrival of OHT’s heavy transport vessel, ‘Hawk’ at Global Energy’s facility at the Port of Nigg.

Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) has secured a contract for the transportation and installation of wind turbine generators at an offshore wind farm in the UK.

Further funding for a flood prevention scheme in Leeds has been welcomed by Leeds City Council in the UK.

A hydraulic dredger with a multi-tool has played a key role in the Elbe River fairway adjustment.

Greenlink Interconnector Limited has welcomed the decision by Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority to grant planning consent for a portion of the project’s onshore works in Wales.

Red7Marine, was recently contracted by the Port of London Authority to support the Barrier Gardens pier extension in Woolwich to improve environmental performance, reduce noise generation and enhance crew safety.

After nearly three months of championing new ways of working due to the Coronavirus pandemic, UK environmental engineering company Land & Water is back on site on the River Severn.

Plans to both strengthen and raise the height of the long Afsluitdijk across the Isselmeer in Holland have seen a contract awarded to a consortium that has started work writes Dag Pike.

A new type of floating ecosystem has been launched in Liverpool, UK, which integrates elements of salt marsh and estuarine ecosystems in a unique multi-level habitat.

In Spain, the President of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martínez, has announced that Valenciaport is going to begin studies for the third dock in the Port of Sagunto”.

The single-lift removal of Shell U.K. Limited’s Brent Alpha platform from the North Sea has been completed in less than four hours and is the first offshore lift to utilise specially developed…

The Port of Ipswich on the UK East coast has successfully completed a heavy lift operation involving a 178 tonne transformer, as part of a National Grid infrastructure project.

UK Hydro modelling specialist company HR Wallingford is to supply numerical and physical modelling systems to the the Suez Canal Authority.

Global Offshore, part of the Global Marine Group, has completed its first phase of work at Vattenfall’s Danish Kriegers Flak offshore wind site utilising the new PLP240 plough for boulder clearance and…

A major contract for the building of a new tunnel across the River Scheldt at Antwerp has been awarded to a consortium of Belgian and Dutch companies writes Dag Pike.

Plans for state-of-the-art new coastal defences in Southsea, on the UK’s south coast have been given the green light as the government has awarded nearly £100m of funding.