Ports & Harbours

The global boom in port construction and land reclamation works has sparkedconfident fleet renewal programmes by the major international dredging contractors, with the emphasis currently on versatile medium size trailer suction hopper…

Sovereign Harbour is an exclusive residential development set around a series of complex marinas and tidal basins in Eastbourne, East Sussex UK. The entrance feature to the site consists of a large…

The harbour walls at Padstow in the UK are being given a £ 1.8 million facelift as the Environment Agency, working with Royal Haskoning, starts essential repairs in the popular North Cornwall…

TTS Port Equipment AB has been awarded a contract for a semi-submerged linkspan for use by island traffic outside Gothenburg, Sweden. The semi-submerged linkspan will be a vehicle deck structure hinged to…

Bristol Port Company is consolidating plans announced last year to build a 300m deepwater container terminal on reclaimed land outside the Avonmouth dock complex and now expects to submit a planning application…

Southampton UK based Solent Marine designed and built 80 pontoon sections and designed a 36m linkspan bridge which recently completed a multi-faceted project to create moorings for the fishing fleet in Cornwalls…

Dubai Waterfront, the worlds largest waterfront development and a subsidiary of Nakheel, has begun reclamation work on the first of seven islands to be reclaimed at the project.

The Seacore jack-up barge Excalibur has recently been mobilised as part of Southern Waters £ 80m wastewater treatment scheme that is expected to bring unprecedented environmental improvements to the Kent coastal towns…

The Ukraines plans to upgrade a shipping channel in the Danube Delta will endanger local wildlife by destroying the habitats of birds and fish, a UN panel said recently.

Hampshire UK based Commercial Marine and Piling (CMP) has completed a £ 1m contract at Battersea Power Station in London to refurbish the existing jetty for use as a commercial wharf. It…

The decision of defending Americas Cup Champions, landlocked Switzerland, to stage the 2007 event from the Spanish Port of Valencia has led to an explosion of port development and housing works which…

Flexifloat Systems BV of Rotterdam is building another C-7 Class modular self elevating platform which will join the companys rental fleet.

Due to the success of the UK Port of Tynes bulk cargo business, a £ 10m investment programme to extend cargo handling facilities has begun.

Coastal landslides can cause considerable damage to roads, buildings and underground services. From the perspective of the Isle of Wight Council, its most valuable assets are coastal defences and an extensive network…

Making their debut at Seawork 2006 will be EasyFloat Pontoons, an innovative design of lightweight modular floating pontoons which were introduced to the UK market last year by Crystal 32 Ltd.