Ports & Harbours

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The new Forth Crossing has reached a major milestone with completion of the central tower foundations on Beamer Rock.

5th June 2013

Forth Replacement Crossing reaches milestone

5th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A major coastal defence project has been awarded to Ringwood Hampshire based Raymond Brown Construction by Havant Borough Council.

5th June 2013

Coastal defence improvements for Hayling beach

5th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A brand new yacht harbour is to be built by Westhoek Marina’s nv in Nieuwpoort Belgium, part of the wide-ranging Flanders Yacht Valley Project.

4th June 2013

New yacht harbour for Westhoek Marina’s NV

4th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Dutch province of Noord-Holland has awarded a major contract for complex renovation works at the 110 year old Wilhelmina Lock in Zaandam.

4th June 2013

Lock renovation at Zaandam

4th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

New pontoons for Yarmouth Harbour have been installed, using an innovative form of decking based on a sustainable substitute for tropical hardwood and preservative treated timber.

4th June 2013

Innovative decking solution for Yarmouth’s new pontoons

4th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The tiny principality of Monaco is planning a development that will add 12.5 acres of development space to its land mass.

3rd June 2013

Monaco plans major reclamation project

3rd June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Flood prevention and coastal protection work has recently been completed at a Kent UK seaside resort that has in the past, experienced the devastating effects that storm surges can have on towns…

3rd June 2013

Protecting Margate old town from the sea

3rd June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The proposed new outer breakwater for Cowes Harbour on the Isle of Wight is a step closer with the announcement of funding as the project moves towards the tender stage.

3rd June 2013

Proposed Cowes breakwater moves closer

3rd June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Twenty three years after Germany was reunited, work has begun on construction of a second lock at Zerben, the last major civil engineering project on the renovated Elbe-Havel Canal (EHK) linking the…

30th May 2013

Germans tackle last hurdle on canal to Berlin

30th May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Dura Composites has been supplying its Dura Grating marine range with a commercial warranty of 25 years for decades but the proof really is in the pudding.

29th May 2013

Hard wearing decking stands test of time

29th May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Partrac in the UK says it recently worked with ADAS in the development of a novel framework, combining conventional sediment source fingerprinting and Partrac’s proprietary ‘dual signature’ particle tracking technology.

23rd May 2013

Partners to improve sediment information

23rd May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Royal HaskoningDHV has played an important role in plans to build a 500m tunnel for Brazil’s largest seaport, Santos.

23rd May 2013

Royal HaskoningDHV in Brazilian tunnel project

23rd May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

QuayQuip in the UK has provided Northport, one of the principal sections of Klang Port in Malaysia, with a series of QCN 1150 cone fender systems. The fendering, including UHMW-PE faced panels…

23rd May 2013

Cone fenders selected by Port Klang

23rd May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

In late March a majority in the Danish parliament entered into a comprehensive transport agreement on a number of infrastructure projects throughout Denmark.

23rd May 2013

Danish parliament commits to Fehmarnbelt project

23rd May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Lancaster City Council has commissioned ABPmer to prepare a Coastal Management Strategy for the Morecambe Town frontage. The purpose of the strategy is to implement the shoreline management plan policies in a…

22nd May 2013

Coastal management strategy for Morecambe

22nd May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) and Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors (Van Oord) have delivered the first stage of Maasvlakte 2 to the client, Port of Rotterdam, on schedule, on budget and…

22nd May 2013

PUMA team completes first phase of Maasvlakte 2

22nd May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

It might be easy to overlook the part the pipelines running along the new Scrabster Harbour quay in the north of Scotland play, especially as they are buried underfoot.

17th May 2013

Port pipelines get deep treatment

17th May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Work is getting underway on a ribbon wall fronting a £2.3 million waterfront park on the South Shields riverside in the UK.

17th May 2013

Retaining wall for waterfront park

17th May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The UK and Ireland markets should see concrete pontoons, especially large breakwaters, becoming more competitive with the joining of two forces, Intermarine and Marinetek UK.

16th May 2013

Pontoon systems partnership to widen range

16th May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Finnish Port of Helsinki’s recently installed ship to shore cold ironing station isn’t new tech that’s being exploited, its old tech that’s already got a good, mature base, and evidence that…

16th May 2013

Hot issues for cold ironing

16th May 2013