Marine Civils

The Dutch Rijkswaterstaat responsible for infrastructure in the Netherlands has awarded a major contract for the Afsluitdijk project to the Levvel consortium. The main partners in this consortium are Van Oord Aberdeen…

A new NERC-funded research project aims to take a low-cost instrument previously used to measure waves in the open ocean, and convert it into a system – WireWall - that can more…

A new floating lifeboat station has been installed at Poole, UK that has been designed to improve the efficiency of the lifeboats at this busy station.

A joint venture company known as VBA, has begun work on a £17.5 million contract that will enhance the coastal protection along a section of the coastline at Fylde in Lancashire, UK,…

Long overdue dredging has taken place in the approaches to the German Baltic port of Ueckermünde-Berndshof close to the border with Poland to enable the small facility to maintain its commercial handling…

Norway’s Yara group is the latest big foreign concern to invest in Brunsbüttel, ploughing €28 million into a new production plant in the expanding German Elbe port, writes Tom Todd.

Expansion continues at Germany’s Elbe Estuary/North Sea port of Cuxhaven where another new ship berth for heavy lift handling is being inaugurated soon, reports Tom Todd.

A new quay costing some €7.8 million has been inaugurated in the port of Bremen’s Industriehafen and officials hope it will help attract bigger ships, more cargo and new customers to the…

The UK marine construction and marine access solutions provider Red7Marine, will be relocating to a new office at Fox’s Marina in Ipswich. The company has been based at its site in Wrabness…

Key to the successful operation of windfarms further offshore is the offshore substation, the gateway for the transport of energy to the mainland via undersea cables.

Houlder’s pile lifting equipment has been in action installing monopile foundations during the Horns Revs 3 windfarm installation project.

Danish software developer Teledyne has launched a new application for pile driving guidance and monitoring to help reduce production time on hydrographic survey and dredging and construction projects.

The Offshore Renewables Joint industry Programme (ORJIP), with funding from innogy, Ørsted, and Statoil has successfully concluded a study to examine the effectiveness of using Acoustic Deterrent Devices (ADDs), as a protection…

The UK Environment Agency’s Boston Barrier which is designed to protect more than 14,000 properties from tidal flooding has been given the green light by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food…

The pioneering gravity base structure for the Minesto Deep Green underwater kite renewable energy project is 50% complete.

Nortek’s Doppler instrumentation is helping university students understand sediment transport processes.

A new anchor is being tested that could help float new offshore wind turbines in areas which have hard soils and carbonate rocks.

The Prins Hendrik dYke on the Netherlands island of Texel is to be reinforced, future proofed and enhanced by Belgian dredging major Jan De Nul Group.

The GB£1.35bn Queensferry Crossing has been opened by the Scottish Government to replace the Forth Road Bridge as the main road route between Edinburgh and Fife.

According to lubrication specialist Klüber, high-performance lubricants played a major role in Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas vertical-lift bridge project in Bordeaux, France.