Ports & Harbours

The refurbishment of Battersea Rail Bridge over the Thames has overrun due to several unforeseen factors, writes Graeme Ewens

Construction of the badly needed fifth lock in Brunsbuettel on the Kiel Canal is expected to start in earnest in September after Berlin Government approval was given for costs totalling €485 million.

During a recent trade mission to Indonesia, Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, Melanie Schultz van Haegen presented a masterplan offering a long-term solution to flooding in North Jakarta.

The UK port of Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port is set to get even bigger as work commences to extend one of its berths.

Jenkins Marine has taken part in an unusual dredging operation in Portsmouth to aid the return to the water of a superyacht which put on extra weight following modifications.

The Canal & River Trust have outlined plans to invest over £85m in major engineering projects, waterways maintenance and customer service over the course of the 2014/15 financial year.

The Port of Hamburg is taking measures to improve the traffic situation at its largest container terminal Burchardkai (CTB).

Barcelona-based Adelte is to supply 11 Seaport Passenger Boarding Bridges (SPBBs) for cruise and ferry terminals, which when installed, will see the company reach a major milestone of 100 commissioned installations.

The Environment Agency (EA) has completed a health check on the UK’s flood defences following the wettest winter on record.

A new environmentally-friendly solution for scour protection at the base of wind turbines has been unveiled by UK-based Offshore Marine Management (OMM) and Geofabrics Australasia.

Cavotec has won three MoorMaster orders totalling more than €28m for use at lock, roro ferry and bulk handling applications in Australia, Canada and Denmark.

Scotland-based PD&MS Energy and Harlen are investing £2.5m in the “buoyant offshore market” with a new state-of-the-art rig repair and subsea fabrication facility.

Steady progress is being made with the Port of Kiel’s new passenger ship handling pavilion in the Ostuferhaven, on schedule to receive its first cruise ship visit in June.

Swedish engineering company Trelleborg has won a contract to supply a large number of its SeaGuard foam fenders to Brunei Shell’s Kuala Belait supply base.