Marine Civils

Local contractor Earlcoate Construction has completed an extensive beach recycling project at Mudeford, UK for Christchurch and East Dorset Council. The contract was carried out in an environmentally-sensitive area and was completed…

The UK Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has met to review the Cowes Breakwater Project and address the issue of changes in tidal flows and the sedimentation regime, before construction goes any further.

A UK supplier of marine grade stainless steel to civil engineering projects, Stainless UK, has supplied 650m² of stainless steel reinforcing mesh and nearly 3000 stainless steel bars for use in repair…

Manx Utilities in the Isle of Man have installed a new sea outfall pipe at Kirk Michael for the discharge of foul effluent from its treated waste water plant. Hyder Consulting, consulting…

An innovative anti-microbial copper-nickel alloy will be used to clad the new Thames Garden Bridge over the Thames in London, not only making it look good but also helping to prevent fouling…

Construction at the new £300 million container terminal at the Port of Liverpool has reached an advanced stage now that Phase 1 of infilling to reclaim 12 hectares of intertidal area is…

Cobnor Point Managed Realignment Phase 1 & 2 has won the prestigious Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Award for the South Branch of South East England, at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)…

The term MOSE, recalling Moses and the parting of the Red Sea, is a particularly apt name for the project aimed at saving Venice and the Venetian Lagoon from the threat of…

The Mayor of London, UK, has invited proposals for the redevelopment of the city’s Albert Island, a slab of land owned by the Greater London Authority in London’s Royal Docks, where there…

The world’s first circular wave and tidal current test facility is uses a package of ABB electrical and control equipment, including servo drives and low voltage variable-speed drives, to simulate energetic sea-states…

The vast network of cables and pipelines that covers the world’s seabeds continues to grow and the proliferation of offshore wind farms is adding to this. Sometimes buried, sometimes visible on the…

MMT has been contracted by OMM (Offshore Marine Management) to perform geophysical, geotechnical and cable crossing surveys in preparation for the installation of the COBRAcable on behalf of end client TenneT.

The 18 km long Fehmarnbelt tunnel about to be built between Germany and Denmark with its electrified rail operation and a fully lit road tunnel will require the security of an uninterrupted…

Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has successfully completely a major boulder clearance and seabed preparation campaign on behalf of one of the leading energy groups in northern Europe, DONG Energy.

UK civil engineering company HR Wallingford has opened what it claims to be one of the world’s most sophisticated marine modelling facilities in operation; the UK Ship Simulation Centre and the Fast…