Ports & Harbours

Seawork exhibitor Opus International Consultants of Fareham UK served as lead designer for a complex project to build a new lifeboat station integrated with the cast iron lattice structure of the existing…

Portsmouth International Port is currently upgrading the mooring systems on two of its ferry berths, aimed at making the arrival and departure process faster and safer.

Twice a year the UK trust port of Shoreham carries out operations managing the continuous natural transfer of coastline shingle, showing that operating a small port is about more than just providing…

The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has issued a notice asking that anyone considering urgent works following the recent flooding contact them first to establish if a marine licence is required.

Experts from HR Wallingford have joined other with colleagues in France from far and wide to present the findings from two international collaborative projects.

An upgraded €17m intermodal terminal billed as more efficient is going into full operation in the German Baltic port of Rostock in February and is expected to double handling capacity.

The UK east coast port town of Lowestoft is planning flood defence measures in response to a recent study predicting flood events such as seen in 1953 will become a relatively frequent…

The UK port of Dover is currently midway through a major refurbishment and upgrade of facilities, reinforcing its position as Europe’s busiest ferry port and ensuring it is prepared for future growth.

What could become a race against the weather is on in Kiel to re-anchor loosened pilings at the port’s showcase Ostseekai Terminal before the 2014 cruise shipping season gets under way.

Shipping company MSC has responded to Antwerp Port Authority’s invitation for expressions of interest for new opportunities in the Deurganck dock to be accessed via the huge Deurgancksluis lock project.

The third new quay to open at Lerwick Harbour in the Shetlands in 21 months went into use immediately upon opening, as part of an ongoing expansion of facilities.

Following a successful funding procedure, the Port of Cork in Ireland has been awarded funding by the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).

Dorset UK based Jenkins Marine has completed a scheduled refit of its new workboat, Avon, formerly Crossness when part of the Port of London Authority fleet.

Spain’s Zamakona Yards carried out the load testing and delivery last month of the movable ramp for the Ro-Ro dock built for the Tenerife Container Terminal, belonging to the OHL Group.