Ports & Harbours

A total of 10 Eco-Xbloc armoured units have been placed on the southern breakwater at Ijmuiden in The Netherlands in order to evaluate their ability to play a role creating habitats for…

Construction was finally starting this month on the ¢ 1bn first phase of Rotterdams giant new North Sea Maasvlakte 2 complex, which will eventually house deepsea container, distribution and chemical industry facilities…

A £ 400m contract was signed last month which will launch the first stage of construction for DP World' s £ 1.5bn London Gateway container port and business park development at the…

Work has started on expanding the capacity of the UKs largest container port. The first stages of the Felixstowe South Reconfiguration (FSR) involved demolition of the old dock basin and buildings, demolition…

The UK energy company E.ON announced plans last month to build one of UKs largest biomass power stations at the Port of Bristol.

The two major Dutch dredging contractors Van Oord and Royal Boskalis Westminster nv have been awarded a contract by the Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management to reinforce a…

The creation of tidal marshes on the mudflat side of the Dutch Closure Dike (Afsluitdijk) will provide the Netherlands with a sea defense, a new nature area as well as recreation opportunities.

Doncaster UK based Soil Mechanics has been awarded a £ 1.4 million ground investigation contract from power company EDF Energy for the proposed construction of an offshore wind farm located in the…

Port Khorfakkan is Sharjahs sole port on the Indian Ocean and is dedicated entirely to container handling. Expansion works are well underway to extend the present quay of 1460m by a further…