Ports & Harbours

The Port of Felixstowe in the UK has celebrated the official opening of a 270m extension to its Trinity Terminal , known as Trinity III 2 , which was built by Costain…

Edmund Nuttall Ltd successfully installed prefabricated vehicle and passenger walkway ramps last month under their design and construct contract with Dover Harbour Board UK for the new Pier F and Berths 8…

Fentek s entire range of high performance moulded fenders has achieved Type Approval status from Germanischer Lloyd following rigorous testing to the new International Navigation Association (PIANC) protocol.

The Bewl-Darwell Water Transfer Scheme is a £ 25m project being carried out by Southern Water and South East Water in the UK to help safeguard water supplies.

Anglian Marine Services Limited (AMSL) were awarded the main diving contract by Costain earlier this year to install cathodic protection to all steel pile wall sections at the Trinity III Terminal s…

The Public Inquiry is underway into the proposed reconfiguration of the southern part of the UK Port of Felixstowe . The proposal involves the conversion of an area previously used by P&…

The photograph which appeared on page 115 of the November 2004 MJ toaccompany David Foxwells article about new ro-ro linkspan standards has an interesting story of its own.

As briefly highlighted in the October issue of MJ , a new code for the design of ro-ro ramps, linkspans and walkways - British Standard 6349 Part 8 - is due to…

The Port of Dover in the UK is to be the first European port to install an automated mooring system using vacuum technology developed by Mooring Systems Limited (MSL), following the signing…

Hundreds of sunken ships ranging from large freighters and tankers to small tugs and dhows are blocking access to Iraqs principal seaports and threatening the marine environment of the northern Persian Gulf,…

Posford Haskoning and Bosch Rexroth have revealed details of a new safety device for ferry linkspans that they have developed. The new device, named RoSafe , is a secondary system that works…

Halcrow in the UK has signed an agreement with the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) to provide advisory services for the construction of the new Pulau Muara Besar port in Brunei.

Specialist UK marine contractor Seacore has successfully used a combination of reverse circulation drilling and vibratory pile driving techniques, in conjunction with novel and versatile pile handling equipment, to install, several weeks…

Halcrow has been commissioned by the UKs Environment Agency to undertake a strategic review of the approach to the flood defence system within the Stour and Orwell Estuary complex on the Essex…

Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced its largest ever investment in a terminal development, £ 44. m for a new coal facility at its Port of Immingham which will serve the UKs…

The City of Helsinki in Finland says it intends to take appeal against a recent ruling that has brought to a halt dredging work for the huge new Vuosaari port project.

Preliminary details of a new marina development in Ireland have been announced by Wicklow County Council . The County Council is the promoter for the project, and has recently invited tenders for…