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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…

27th April 2015

Laying pipes and cables and meeting the challenge of finding them again afterwards

27th April 2015

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Wednesday 22 April 2015 saw the official launch of work on the new cross-Channel terminal, when a ceremony was held to lay the first stone. The event took place in the presence…

27th April 2015

Dunkerque-Port lays first stone of new cross-Channel terminal

27th April 2015

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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…

26th March 2015

Fast Flow Facility

26th March 2015

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The Port of Rostock has completed conversion of its intermodal transport terminal allowing the German port to keep pace with the delicate balance of changing transport options.

26th March 2015

Rostock intermodal transport terminal completed

26th March 2015

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MPI Offshore has announced that its wind-turbine-installation vessel, ‘MPI Adventure’, has successfully completed installation of the Humber Gateway Substation, following a very efficient transportation and installation period.

26th March 2015

Humber Gateway Substation contract

26th March 2015

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On the UK’s south coast, the working group for Pagham Parish Council, Pagham Flood Defence Steering Group (PFDSG), has engaged with ABPmer to identify the best solution for managing the large shingle…

26th March 2015

ABPmer advises on shingle spit

26th March 2015

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In Ireland, Limerick City and County Council has commenced the planning and design of a proposed new road linking the Port of Foynes in West Limerick with the M7/N18 at Limerick City.

26th March 2015

Foynes-Limerick road scheme begins

26th March 2015

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UK-based engineering consultancy KGAL has just announced that it is to help design the first phase of the Environment Agency’s Thames Estuary tidal flood defence programme.

26th March 2015

KGAL flood contract

26th March 2015

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One year after the collapse of the seawall at Dawlish, UK, the marine plant is being prepared to leave the site now that the damage has been repaired.

26th March 2015

Repairing the Dawlish seawall

26th March 2015

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US headquartered X-Subsea has secured a significant excavation contract to assist a civil engineering company with the construction of a dam across the Ohio River in the US.

26th March 2015

5 year contract

26th March 2015

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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.

26th March 2015

Cobra surveys

26th March 2015

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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…

26th March 2015

Powering the Fehmarnbelt

26th March 2015

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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.

26th March 2015

Successful seabed clearance

26th March 2015

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Marine consulting engineers Beckett Rankine have been commissioned by London River Services to undertake condition assessments of nine piers on the River Thames.

26th March 2015

Preserving London’s river piers

26th March 2015

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Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited has awarded the Charter for WTG transport and installation to A2SEA A/S. A2SEA will provide the jack-up vessel ‘Sea Installer’ including 24/7 marine crew and crane operators for…

26th March 2015

WTG transport and installation deal

26th March 2015

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UK coast and marine infrastructure specialist Jones Bros has completed its part in the first phase of a challenging sea defence project that will protect Clacton and Holland-on-Sea in Essex.

26th March 2015

Sea defences gather pace

26th March 2015

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UK-headquartered load measurement specialist Strainstall has been subcontracted by the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) to install sensors, as part of their Structural and Environmental Monitoring (SEM) solution, on to a new ‘Suction…

26th March 2015

Foundation sensor trial

26th March 2015

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July saw the end of the period during which the general public and organisations in Germany could comment on, and raise objections to, the comprehensive application to the German plan approval authority…

26th March 2015

Nearing the end of the tunnel

26th March 2015

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Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC), Isle of Wight, UK has reported that completion of the 2014 phases of the Cowes breakwater construction programme is imminent with contractors Boskalis Westminster now finalising the reshaping…

26th March 2015

Cowes breakwater update

26th March 2015

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Intertek, a quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, has secured a contract to provide corrosion services for the Eurasia Tunnel Project in Istanbul, which will result in the construction of an undersea…

26th March 2015

Intertek wins tunnel corrosion contract

26th March 2015