Ports & Harbours

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Environment Agency in the UK is launching a public consultation on future plans for managing tidal flood risk and coastal erosion around the shores of the Exe Estuary.

15th February 2013

Public consultation launched on Exe Estuary

15th February 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Construction work has started on a new 645m quay at the head of the Waasland canal, in the Antwerp port area on the left bank.

11th February 2013

Construction starts on Waasland canal berths

11th February 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The proposal for the Rampion offshore wind farm in the English Channel has been withdrawn after energy company E.On said that the development proposal needed more work before it went before the…

7th February 2013

Rampion wind farm responds to ‘concerns’

7th February 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Finland based Cargotec is helping emerging ports in Brazil develop land-side efficiency at an increasing rate.

7th February 2013

Gateways to efficiency

7th February 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A transformation that many Londoners have been looking at with interest is the Blackfriars Bridge and Network Rail redevelopment, but even those watching may have underestimated the pivotal role of the River…

7th February 2013

River transport begets Blackfriars transformation

7th February 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A specially adapted automated mooring system will certainly be facing both highs and lows.

7th February 2013

Highs and lows for mooring system

7th February 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A pontoon deck made of fibreglass grating serves the RNLI well. It has been almost unaffected by a decade and a half of weather and heavy use on sites such as Weymouth,…

7th February 2013

A gripping tale of pontoon performance

7th February 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The recently opened 250 berth inland marina at Caen Hill in Wiltshire UK for Land & Water Services was a large scale project, but one that needed to be kept simple.

5th February 2013

Simple and cost effective marina plan

5th February 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Walcon Marine in the UK has been awarded a contract to design, build and install the first purpose-built yacht marina on the East coast of Africa.

14th January 2013

First purpose-built marina in East Africa

14th January 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Per Aarsleff has entered into an agreement with City of Stockholm, Exploitation Office and Ports of Stockholm for the construction of new harbour structures in the Värtahamnen area, which is part of…

14th January 2013

Aarsleff wins Stockholm deal

14th January 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Deltares in The Netherlands is to join forces with the engineering firm Witteveen en Bos to develop the ‘2035 Master Plan’ for the harbour of Beira in Mozambique.

14th January 2013

Deltares to develop Master Plan for Beira

14th January 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Mid-November 2012 saw Hilde Crevits, the Flemish Minister of Transport & Public Works, officially launch the next stage of the Deurganckdocklock project at the Port of Antwerp in Belgium.

14th January 2013

Antwerp starts next stage of world’s largest lock

14th January 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Associated British Ports (ABP) has received the necessary marine licence to carry out a key component of its dredging programme in the Port of Southampton, further improving marine access for large container…

14th January 2013

ABP receives dredging licence for Southampton

14th January 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Pendennis Shipyard in the southwest of the UK has received approval from Cornwall Council for improvements to the yard’s shoreline facilities including the creation of two wet docks and a wet basin…

14th January 2013

Pendennis wins development approval

14th January 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK has announced that it has approved an application from Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Ltd (MDHC) for the £350 million Liverpool 2 development.

14th January 2013

Liverpool 2 development decision

14th January 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

ABPmer has been commissioned by SLR Consulting (on behalf of National Grid) to undertake further marine route corridor assessments.

14th January 2013

ABPmer assesses cable route for nuclear power station

14th January 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Trelleborg Marine Systems has been awarded the largest ever foam fender contract in terms of size and value.

14th January 2013

Trelleborg wins largest ever foam fender contract

14th January 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK has decided to call a public inquiry to consider an application for a harbour revision order (HRO) for Great Yarmouth.

14th January 2013

Public inquiry to be held into Great Yarmouth Harbour Revision Order

14th January 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A number of milestones have passed in recent months as Rotterdam’s major port development Maasvlakte 2 moves ever closer to opening for business and welcoming its first customers in 2014.

12th December 2012

Closing and opening doors at Maasvlakte 2

12th December 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

ABP Finance Plc has announced that ABP Acquisitions UK Limited, its fellow group undertaking, is in discussions with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the provision of two corporate loans totalling around…

3rd December 2012

Associated British Ports seeking EIB loans

3rd December 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Waterways Ireland has confirmed that further dredging of the Dublin inner city section of the Grand Canal got under way recently.

3rd December 2012

Third phase dredging of Dublin’s Grand Canal

3rd December 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Important dredging works began at Gloucester Docks in the UK in November, with a new technique being used for the first time to ensure the water is deep enough for large boats.

30th November 2012

New dredging technique used at Gloucester Docks

30th November 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Broads Authority in the UK is restoring a lost reed bed and eroded strip of land at Salhouse Broad using funding and the latest innovative technology from Europe.

30th November 2012

Innovative technology restores lost reed bed

30th November 2012