Ports & Harbours

Work is now well underway on a project that aims to create hundreds of new jobs on Portland UK after the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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…

As senior project manager Peter Mckenzie-Midlane told MJ , CTC Marine Projects is operating in some ‘ challenging’ conditions on the Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm in the Solway Firth of Cumbria…

Detailed marine mapping is being used to understand factors affecting the quality of water off the Yorkshire coast.

There is something new afoot – or rather, underfoot. It comes in the shape of a composite timber decking product that, the manufacturer claims, is actually better than traditional wood.

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…

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…

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.