Ports & Harbours

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…

Stena Oil has signed an agreement to create a new marine fuel terminal in the Port of Frederikshavn which will be fully adapted for the new Sulphur Directive 2020.

The Port of London Authority has awarded a five-year contract for management of its Central London Cruise Moorings to a joint venture between the Port of Tilbury and MBNA Thames Clippers.

Blue Atlantic Industrial & Logistics Park is welcoming a ‘transformational’ dredging project which will unleash trade and export opportunities in the Port of Setubal, Portugal.

Cape Holland has recently achieved another milestone with its Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) on the Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam.

Hydrographic surveying in very shallow water can be very challenging with a high chance of equipment damage and personnel injury reports Dag Pike.

The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has approved a €27.9m Capital Investment Package for the ongoing development of Ireland’s publicly owned fishery harbour network, Dag Pike reports.

€10 million are being ploughed into the German North Sea port of Brake this year to keep it competitive, writes Tom Todd.

With an annual freight volume of nearly 9 million TEU the Deurganck dock is by far the main centre of container handling in the port of Antwerp. But this tidal dock on…

Kishorn Port, Scotland, UK has secured supplementary funding from the Scottish Government’s Decommissioning Challenge Fund (DCF), allowing the operators, Kishorn Port Ltd (KPL) to extend the scope of works for their DCF…

The Port of Gdansk Authority is planning to spend around €1.76 billion in the improvement and development of facilities at this Polish port over the next 5 years, reports Dag Pike.