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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Germany’s historic Rhine-Main-Danube (RMD) Canal, which links two of Europe’s mightiest river complexes and two halves of the European continent, celebrates its 20th anniversary in September.

9th August 2012

Rhine-Danube Canal heads for 20th anniversary

9th August 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

In July, Aberdeen Harbour Board awarded a £5.2 million contract involving major improvements to the port entrance and for widening and deepening the navigation channel, writes David Foxwell.

30th July 2012

Aberdeen dredging under way

30th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

In July, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK announced that it had approved three applications relating to the development of a jetty at Hinkley Point, Somerset, writes David Foxwell.

30th July 2012

Hinkley Point jetty decision announced

30th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

In mid-July, the Marine Management Organisation in the UK announced that it has approved a licence for a maerl-relocation trial to take place in the Falmouth area, writes David Foxwell.

30th July 2012

Falmouth dredging trial approved

30th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A contest to win a contract to build and install new lock gates for the £5 million Dock Lock project at Milford Marina is well underway, writes David Foxwell.

30th July 2012

Milford to appoint contractors for £5 million lock project

30th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Basic Element Group, one of Russia’s leading diversified business groups, has announced the completion of the Imeretinskiy cargo port in Sochi, writes David Foxwell.

30th July 2012

Basic Element completes construction of new Russian port

30th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has been selected to install the foundations for Eneco’s Luchterduinen offshore windfarm (formerly known as Q10), 23km off the coast of the Dutch municipalities of…

30th July 2012

Van Oord and Joulz secure windfarm contract

30th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has celebrated a Royal occasion.

23rd July 2012

Maasvlakte 2 is sealed off from the sea

23rd July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS 20th July 2012

New quay opens at East Vlissingen

20th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Trelleborg Marine Systems collaborated with ABG Shipyard Ltd at Gujarat in India to create an innovative, bespoke solution for the design and installation of a fendering system.

20th July 2012

Trelleborg fendering for Indian shipyard

20th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Lo-Noise, a company founded by Kurt Thomsen, founder of wind turbine installation company A2SEA, and OSK-ShipTech, has provided Maritime Journal with details of a new concept for reducing underwater noise levels during…

20th July 2012

Cofferdam can reduce noise from turbine installation

20th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Researchers at HR Wallingford in the UK have again been awarded a prize for one of their papers.

20th July 2012

HR Wallingford wins award for scour research

20th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Germany’s new heavy lift/project load port Rendsburg on the Kiel Canal has introduced the first of two giant Gottwald mobile cranes and is gearing up to handle wind turbine components for ENERCON…

19th July 2012

New Kiel Canal port gathers pace

19th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) has begun construction of the first phase of its deepsea container terminal on Maasvlakte 2 at the Port of Rotterdam.

19th July 2012

RWG begins construction at Maasvlakte 2

19th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Two coastal protection projects in Italy have recently been completed thanks to the effective long distance pumping power of Italdraghe booster stations.

19th July 2012

Coast protection projects completed with booster stations

19th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has been awarded a significant dredging contract in Darwin Harbour in the Northern Territory of Australia.

19th July 2012

Van Oord wins Ichthys dredging contract

19th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Beach recharge work got underway on the south coast of the UK near Chichester towards the end of June and is due to continue for approximately four months.

19th July 2012

Coastal defence works off UK south coast

19th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Royal Haskoning and DHV, two of the best known consulting engineers working in the marine and ports and harbours sectors, have announced that they have merged and will now be known as…

18th July 2012

Royal Haskoning and DHV confirm merger

18th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Controversy has dogged Germany’s first deepwater container terminal, the JadeWeserPort (JWP) since the beginning and it is not loosening its grip.

17th July 2012

Controversial JWP clears final hurdles

17th July 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Walcon Marine is in the final stages of completing a workboat berthing facility for Aberdeen Harbour Board.

29th June 2012

New berthing facility at Aberdeen

29th June 2012