Ports & Harbours

Accelerated Low Water Corrosion (ALWC), the devastating effect of the tiny charge from seawater interacting with pilings, is now well known. However it is also something that many ports would rather  keep…

Cargotec says its MacGregor division has recently secured contracts to supply linkspans that are specifically tailored to meet the needs of a number of different ports. The company said it has secured…

The tender is out to build the Seine Nord Europe Canal, a high capacity water transportation system which will connect the rivers Seine and Scheldt, allowing large vessels to transport goods between…

Ceredigion County Council in the UK is carrying out extensive repairs to some of the sea defences at Aberaeron on the west Wales coast of Cardigan Bay.

A project at the Caladh Mor ferry terminal in Inish Meain, one of the Aran islands, which used Xbloc armoured units has won the latest Irish Concrete Society Award.

Highly accurate 3D digital maps, captured from aircraft mounted lasers, are being used to assess the risk of flooding at critical utility sites across the UK.

Maritime systems supplier Cavotec MSL has received the largest order to date for the vacuum based automated mooring solution, MoorMaster, from the typhoon-ridden Port Hedland in Western Australia.

Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a contract for the extension of the cruise terminal in Nassau. The contract was awarded by the Ministry of Works and Transport of the Government of…

Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) has confirmed that the first phase of the rehabilitation of the main breakwater at the Port of Poti, Georgia, has recently been completed.

The East Channel Association (ECA) has received a leading environmental award in recognition of its groundbreaking regional environmental monitoring work.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has urged politicians to look seriously at the option of a new airport in the Thames Estuary after he visited the potential site with engineers and…

Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) and Deltares in The Netherlands are playing a key role in Gijón Port Authoritys plans to extend the port, including construction of new basin seaward of the…

The consequences of global warming are being felt in the world of marine civil engineering, with consultants Moffatt & Nichol selected by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC Pacific) to perform an…

A new class of hopper barge developed to operate on Londons sometimes restricted waterways has made it possible for waste to be transported from multiple sites within the city to bespoke recycling…

Workboat operators will be heartened by the announcement this month by specialists asset investment company Imera that it plans to build North Sea and Atlantic electricity grids, connecting key markets and offshore…