Ports & Harbours

The French port of Brest out on the West Coast is developing a new site in the port to be a base for the expected development of renewable energy projects in the…

The long-running expansion of Kiel’s Ostuferhafen in Germany which is being funded by the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein out of its Forward Planning Programme: Economy (ZPW) and co-financed by the GRW –…

East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Bridlington Harbour Commissioners, UK have appointed internationally-renowned professional services firm Arup to undertake project design and pre-construction work for the Yorkshire Harbour and Marina Project at…

ABPmer, a UK-headquartered numerical modelling and dredge specialist, has been commissioned by the Port of Waterford in Ireland to develop hydrodynamic and sediment models of the Waterford Estuary, as part of its…

The harbour at Lerwick, Shetland, UK has been provided with additional facilities to cater to the cruise industry which is expected to deliver another two record seasons, continuing a trend which saw…

Many ports are faced with the problem of contaminated dredging spoils and how to dispose of them. Pioneering work by the Port of Gothenburg could provide a solution as the port is…

The French Port of Dunkerque’s 30-year-old steel floating dry dock has undergone major refurbishment works.

The transporting and bunkering of LNG is becoming increasingly important to the energy strategies of archipelagos and coastal communities across the world.

UK-based, pontoon, port and marina services specialist Rolec has introduced a range of monthly payment packages which allow marina owners to spread out the cost of installations and/or refurbishments over a 3…

Scotland’s deepest container terminal expects to double its business in the next five years thanks to the recent opening of £400million ‘sister’ terminal – Liverpool2.

The German coastal state of Lower Saxony says it is ploughing €57 million into infrastructure development in its North Sea ports this year and spending another €33 million on maintaining existing facilities.

A state-of-the-art automated docking system has been installed in the new West Terminal 2 at Helsinki, Finland and it will be used to speed up the berthing of a new ferry.

Magdeburg – Germany’s second biggest inland port serving the Elbe River region – is to get a €40 million revamp to link it further to the inland canal network and make it…

Finland’s Port of Helsinki Ltds West Terminal 2 in the West Harbour was opened to passengers on the morning of 27 February 2017. Walking distances to the ships are now shorter and…

This year will be the final season in which cruise ships can dock at Frihamnen, the terminal for smaller cruise ships in the Swedish port of Gothenburg.

Bremenports has become a development partner for the new Finnafjord port project in Iceland, edging the project a little closer to realisation.

Construction works to enhance the port infrastructure at Great Yarmouth outer harbour for several high profile offshore wind projects have begun. A multi-million-pound co-investment has been agreed for The UK North Sea…

Cuxhaven’s historic Alter Fischereihafen has been sold by German port authorities to local developers who expect to invest €100 million and turn it into a centre for tourists and cruise ship visitors.

Construction of a 165m wide turning basin is under way on the Hunte River upstream from Bremerhaven to strengthen and speed up ship access and handling in the busy inland German port…

The Port Authority of Valencia has announced a major investment plan to expand the port facilities. Three harbours come under the umbrella of the Spanish port; Valencia itself, Sagunto a few miles…

A major milestone has taken place in the development of Nigg Bay as a significant expansion of the harbour facilities at Aberdeen, UK, with the signing of a contract for the construction…