Ports & Harbours

Two dredging companies have been awarded a major contract for the modernisation of the Swinoujscie – Szczecin fairway in Poland reports Dag Pike.

The Port of Kiel, Germany, is completely restructuring the access area to the Ostuferhafen.

BAE systems, the contractor responsible for the Portsmouth, UK, naval base dockyard electrical systems, is installing ABB´s new shore-to-ship power solution to energize high power consumption vessels in a pioneering project.

Scotland’s Port of Cromarty Firth has recorded its best ever year in 2017, according to its annual review released in September 2018, with a turnover of £9.9 m, which is £1m higher…

Investments of €0.5-€1bn in new port infrastructure could help the offshore wind sector cut costs by up to 5.3%.

A new deepwater berth and multi-purpose terminal have begun operation in Cuxhaven amid predictions they will significantly boost business in the German Elbe Estuary port, writes Tom Todd.

Marine construction work at Anaklia Deep Sea Port has commenced with work on the dredging of the approach channel and harbour area reports Dag Pike.

Port of Sunderland, UK has secured a series of contracts with companies in the offshore renewables market following a period of rapid expansion.

Plans for a major expansion of the Danish port of Aarhus have been developed which will see new port areas in the waters to the east of the existing harbour writes Dag…

UK company Wardle Marine Services has announced that it has been appointed the sole UK distributor for the Turkish company PMS a manufacturer of marine hardware.

Falmouth based marine contractors, Keynvor Morlift (KML) has invested in a new barge which will triple its cargo carrying capacity as part of its continued expansion.

A new GB£4m project by Western Ferries (Clyde) Ltd to upgrade its terminal infrastructure and enhance berthing facilities at Hunter’s Quay, Dunoon, Scotland will be delivered by Red7Marine.

One of Europe’s most significant waterway projects has been completed in Germany and will, officials say, improve shipping to and from major ports and points inland, writes Tom Todd.

Seagoing vessel access to ports on eastern Sweden’s Lake Malaren is due to be substantially improved reports David Tinsley.

Major expansion is underway at the port of Rønne which is located on the island of Bornholm at the southern end of the Baltic, writes Dag Pike.

The Port of Kiel is expanding its busy Ostseekai cruise terminal to cope with passenger totals tipped to rise to more than 600,000 this year, writes Tom Todd.

As Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2 transitions from empty desert lands to working sites, the port continues to ensure that as landlord it provides what the tenant is looking for, Peter Barker investigates.

A major contract for the expansion of the Lindø port of Odense in Denmark has been awarded to a consortium comprising the Belgian company of Jan de Nul and local contractor Züblin…