Ports & Harbours

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Rotator Oy, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV’s official dealer in Finland, has supplied Wasa Dredging Ltd with an EX2500-6 excavator as the base machine for a backhoe dredger for the project to…

28th May 2011

Excavator forms basis of backhoe dredger in Finland

28th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Broads Authority in the UK has been forced to delay plans to dredge Heigham Sound on the Upper Thurne after permission to dispose of the sediment on land next to Candle…

27th May 2011

Heigham Sound dredging plan on hold

27th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Sydney Ports Corporation in Canada has signed a contract with a Dutch company, Boskalis, to do dredging work in Sydney harbour.

26th May 2011

Boskalis signs contract for Sydney harbour dredging

26th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

How would you manage to resolve the needs of an aging quayside structure, an historic dockyard, nearby sites of special scientific interest and the ever increasing ship sizes?

17th May 2011

Aging Queen moves with the times

17th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) has signed a licence agreement with Royal Boskalis Westminster for the application of Xbloc breakwater armoured units on the breakwater extension at the port of Pointe Noire in…

16th May 2011

DMC signs deal with Boskalis

16th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A gold award was presented to the High Knocke to Dymchurch Coast Protection Project Team (a partnership between the Environment Agency, Birse Coastal and Jacobs) at the Considerate Contractors ceremony on 12…

16th May 2011

Birse Coastal achieves gold at Considerate Constructors awards

16th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

More than 1,000 people have signed a petition backing a £20m plan to dredge the entrance to Falmouth harbour to encourage cruise ships to use the port. The plan was blocked by…

13th May 2011

Falmouth project wins local support

13th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Beach replenishment works are scheduled to take place at Catalan Bay and Sandy Bay in Gibraltar in the middle of this month in preparation for the forthcoming summer season.

12th May 2011

Gibraltar’s beaches to be replenished

12th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Construction is “moving along fast” and on target at Germany’s €1bn deepwater JadeWeser Container Port (JWP) in Wilhelmshaven, now due to start first phase operation in August next year.

12th May 2011

Fast progress at German box terminal

12th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Germany’s new €233m Kaiserschleuse ship lock in Bremerhaven has been inaugerated, giving easier access to car terminals and shipyards on the port’s inner harbours.

5th May 2011

€233m lock opens in Bremerhaven

5th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A £3m West Quay has been built at A&P Tyne’s ship repair and fabrication yard, part of a massive investment programme undertaken by the Group in the past three years.

29th April 2011

New quay for the Tyne

29th April 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Facilities at the south east UK port of Ramsgate are once again being upgraded with the installation of new breakwaters, pontoons and additional dredging work.

28th April 2011

Further harbour work at Ramsgate

28th April 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Broads Authority in the UK has set its budget for the coming year, taking account of the reductions in its National Park Grant.

28th April 2011

Budget set for the Broads

28th April 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK has announced the findings of an independent review into licensed activities at the Rame Head disposal site near Plymouth.

26th April 2011

MMO announces findings of independent review of disposal site

26th April 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

More than £1.9 million European funding has been approved for the English fishing industry during March 2011.

25th April 2011

£1.9 million funding boost for fishing industry

25th April 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Grontmij | Carl Bro in Denmark has signed a major contract with the Port of Hanstholm for a major expansion of the port.

24th April 2011

Major expansion of the Port of Hanstholm planned

24th April 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Dublin Port Company has announced the commencement of a wide ranging, public consultation process to devise a masterplan for the long term development of Dublin Port, Ireland’s most important port.

23rd April 2011

Dublin Port Company unveils new masterplan

23rd April 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond officially opened a new £30m deepwater berth at Peterhead Port on 21 March.

21st April 2011

First Minister opens new facility at Port of Peterhead

21st April 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Work is nearing completion on the Netherlands first LNG import terminal at Rotterdam in a project involving previously reclaimed land being given back to the sea.

17th March 2011

Rotterdam prepares for LNG imports

17th March 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

PD Ports has commenced the ground works at its Teesport container handling facilities on the North East coast, as part of a multi-million pound expansion project.

14th March 2011

PD ports starts work on Teesport facilities

14th March 2011