Ports & Harbours

There’s a growing need for ‘super-sized’ fenders brought about by the global rise in vessel sizes, says Richard Hepworth of Trelleborg Marine Systems.

Construction of the £18m specialist marine facility in Portsmouth Harbour for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has now been completed.

The first ever high voltage submarine power cable link in Turkey is going ahead, connecting Europe and Asia by crossing the Dardanelles Strait.

Offshore wind will most likely spring to mind when considering marine renewable energy, understandable given the scale of activity throughout Europe.

Now is the time to show the advantages of using the Thames as an artery across London for heavy lifting and transportation says Chris Livett of Livett’s Launches, adding that there’s plenty…

Port Botany’s 63 hectares of land reclamation carried out by Belgian giant Jan de Nul, recently handed over to Sydney Ports Corporation, didn’t just push the envelope but created an entirely new…

Walcon Marine in the UK says it has continued to see a consistent flow of projects from around the UK and overseas as marina operators and harbour authorities continue to invest in…

Project management, consultancy and engineering service provider Royal HaskoningDHV has been commissioned by NL Agency to study the design of the 18km long Agua Blanca dike near Cali in Colombia.

Peel Ports has named international property and infrastructure group Lend Lease as principal contractor for Liverpool2, its new £300m deepwater container terminal at the Port of Liverpool.

The UK’s Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has officially launched what is said to be Europe’s most ambitious manmade coastal nature project.

Trelleborg Marine Systems has been contracted by Costain to supply fender systems for berths eight and nine, as part of a £300m reconfiguration at Port of Felixstowe in the UK known as…

Jan de Nul reports that new projects with a total value of more than €500m have been added to its orderbook in the last month.

Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired a contract with port operator Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) for deepening and widening the port and access channel of JNPT in Mumbai, India.

Construction work on Antwerp Port Authority’s new headquarters, which will start in September, will be kept on a tight rein.