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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

COWI has signed a contract to provide the preliminary design for a combined bridge and tunnel link in China. The immersed tunnel will be based on the same tunnel concept which was…

1st April 2009

China to have worlds longest immersed tunnel

1st April 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

DHI Group in Denmark is working with the authorities at the Danish harbour at Thyborøn to address problems caused by wave overtopping. Thyborøn is located on the west coast of Jutland, Denmark.

1st April 2009

DHI addressing wave problems in Danish port

1st April 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Port of Durban’ s 300 million rand harbour entrance widening project, which started in the third quarter of 2007, is due for completion in April 2010, according to Allan Wijnberg, the…

1st April 2009

Durban harbour widening on track for 2010 completion

1st April 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Belgium’ s Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a € 200m contract for work to expand facilities at BHP Billiton’ s Western Australia Iron Ore operations in Port Hedland. The work…

1st April 2009

Jan de Nul secures Australian contract

1st April 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce Marine reported a strong financial performance for 2008 at a media presentation held in London last month. Some £ 2.2bn in revenue fulfilled expectations, an order book standing at £ 5.2bn…

1st April 2009

LNG breakthrough with European Ro-Ro ships

1st April 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

One of the most powerful tugs in the port of Hamburg has just celebrated its 10th anniversary, along with the MaK VRT engine technology that has been part of its equipment since…

1st April 2009

Peter beats brother in Hamburg power stakes

1st April 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Three workboats operated by Dart Harbour and Navigation Authority in the UK have been repowered with Perkins Sabre engines. They are Lynx, a pilot boat that doubles as the harbour launch, Hercules,…

1st April 2009

New hearts for Dart workboats

1st April 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The Mayflower Garden is the oldest operating vessel in the City Cruises fleet on London’ s River Thames, having been built in 1974 by Thomas Hughan of Greenwich. In 2007 the owners…

1st April 2009

Refitted river cruiser ready to sail

1st April 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

ShipRepair & Conversion returns to London this month, running from 28-30 April at the Olympia in London.

1st April 2009

ShipRepair & Conversion returns to London

1st April 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

What is claimed to be the world’ s biggest coal fired, steam icebreaker still afloat, the Stettin, has undergone its regular five year check at Hamburg’ s Blohm + Voss Repair Shipyard…

1st April 2009

Iron Lady gets another five year makeover

1st April 2009