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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Bureau Veritas is playing a leading role in a joint industry project to investigate shallow water wave conditions in order to provide reliable wave information leading to optimal offshore LNG facility designs.

1st June 2006

Shallow Water Terminal Studies

1st June 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Newly renamed Sheffield engineering company DavyMarkham has been awarded an £ 800,000 contract to restore Hulls Wellington Street Swing Bridge to full working order. The appointment was announced by Citybuild, Hulls urban…

1st June 2006

Restoration of Hull Swing Bridge

1st June 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

First time Seawork exhibitor Hockway Marine Corrosion Services Ltd of Redhill UK has formed a technical alliance with Houston USA based Deepwater Corrosion Services Inc. The alliance will bring Deepwaters innovative and…

1st June 2006

Seawork Exhibition Debut for Cathodic Protection Spcialist

1st June 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

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

1st June 2006

Self Elevating Platform Fleet Expands

1st June 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

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

1st June 2006

£10m Expansion at Port of Tyne

1st June 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

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…

1st June 2006

Landslide Investigation on Isle of Wight

1st June 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

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.

1st June 2006

Multi-Purpose Pontoons at Seawork

1st June 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A triple berth ro-ro linkspan designed, built and installed by MacGregor is central to a new river terminal development which opened last month at the ABP Port of Immingham in the UK.

1st June 2006

New Linkspans Expand Ports Capacity

1st June 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Construction Industry Research & Information Association (CIRIA) in the UK published an overview of its recent European Marine Sand and Gravel Group (EMSAGG) conference, which was the second such conference.

1st June 2006

EMSAGGs Conference Reels-in the Experts

1st June 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Port of Salalah and Mooring Systems Limiteds licence holder Cavotec Group Holdings (CGH) have concluded a deal for four new MoorMaster 600 (MM600) automated mooring units. The equipment is due to…

1st June 2006

Port of Salalah Goes for MoorMaster

1st June 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Belgian government is to provide 6.3m under a concessionary loan agreement to Ghana to undertake restoration of a fishing harbour and lagoon in the central region.

1st June 2006

Ghana Gets Belgian Loan to Restore Harbour

1st June 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Halcrow in the UK has been given the green light to proceed to the detailed design and procurement stage on a £ 50m flood prevention scheme for the White Cart River in…

1st June 2006

Support for Scotlands Largest Flood Prevention Scheme

1st June 2006

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Work in Abu Dhabi is forging ahead on the Al Raha Beach development project that will see the creation of 500 hectares of new land. The project is being implemented by Aldar…

1st June 2006

Dredging Underway on Abu Dhabis Al Raha Beach Project

1st June 2006

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The European Commission has published a Recommendation in its Official Journal (OJ) which could lead to the development and installation of much new marine infrastructure in the form of shore-side electricity for…

1st June 2006

Shore-Side Electricity in Ports Recommended

1st June 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Dutch Directorate for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) has commissioned WL Delft Hydraulics to investigate the behaviour of hard elements (such as dune foot revetments or boulevards) in sandy dunes.

1st June 2006

Delft Hydraulics Testing Dune Revetments

1st June 2006

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Vessel Traffic Management Services (VTMS) of Leicester UK are no strangers to Irish waters, having worked in most ports around the coast.

1st June 2006

New Navaids for The Perch

1st June 2006

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Trinity House has taken delivery of its Rapid Intervention Vessel (RIV) Alert, built by Remontowa at Gdansk in Poland, where the 39.3m LOA vessel completed sea trials before being accepted into service.

1st June 2006

Trinity House Alert to Opportunities

1st June 2006

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Sussex UK based aids to navigation specialist Tideland Signal has supplied two complete traffic light systems to the port of Copenhagen to help ensure safe passage for ferries entering and leaving the…

1st June 2006

Tideland Lights Up Port of Copenhagen

1st June 2006

SECURITY

SECURITY

As the second anniversary of the implementation of the ISPS Code rapidly approaches, it is an appropriate time for port facilities and ships to consider how workable their security plans remain and…

1st June 2006

Update Your ISPS at Seawork

1st June 2006

SECURITY

SECURITY

The American Association of Port Authorities has urged the US Congress to only pass legislation which enhances port security while also promoting international trade and investment. In the wake of a Congressional…

1st June 2006

US Ports Back Free Trade

1st June 2006