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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The new Forth Crossing has reached a major milestone with completion of the central tower foundations on Beamer Rock.

5th June 2013

Forth Replacement Crossing reaches milestone

5th June 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

It is eighteen months since Maritime Journal looked at the winning bidders for the rights to develop UK Round 3 offshore wind zones. Time perhaps for another look to see how far…

5th June 2013

Assembling the building blocks for UK Round 3

5th June 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

US based coatings specialist, PPG Industries, has started manufacturing protective and marine coatings (PMC) at its facility in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland, in a bid to support its regional PMC business expansion.

4th June 2013

PPG begins PMC production at Poland facility

4th June 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Dutch shipbuilding industry had a successful 2012, with some 95 seagoing vessels delivered and an order book representing a value of more than €2bn.

4th June 2013

Dutch shipbuilding success

4th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A brand new yacht harbour is to be built by Westhoek Marina’s nv in Nieuwpoort Belgium, part of the wide-ranging Flanders Yacht Valley Project.

4th June 2013

New yacht harbour for Westhoek Marina’s NV

4th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Dutch province of Noord-Holland has awarded a major contract for complex renovation works at the 110 year old Wilhelmina Lock in Zaandam.

4th June 2013

Lock renovation at Zaandam

4th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

New pontoons for Yarmouth Harbour have been installed, using an innovative form of decking based on a sustainable substitute for tropical hardwood and preservative treated timber.

4th June 2013

Innovative decking solution for Yarmouth’s new pontoons

4th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Flood prevention and coastal protection work has recently been completed at a Kent UK seaside resort that has in the past, experienced the devastating effects that storm surges can have on towns…

3rd June 2013

Protecting Margate old town from the sea

3rd June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The proposed new outer breakwater for Cowes Harbour on the Isle of Wight is a step closer with the announcement of funding as the project moves towards the tender stage.

3rd June 2013

Proposed Cowes breakwater moves closer

3rd June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The tiny principality of Monaco is planning a development that will add 12.5 acres of development space to its land mass.

3rd June 2013

Monaco plans major reclamation project

3rd June 2013

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Building on high levels of activity and recent investment, Lerwick Harbour in the Shetlands is positioned for another busy year and continuing development of infrastructure to meet users’ future requirements.

1st June 2013

Lerwick Port plans for a positive future

1st June 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK’s Fast Response Craft (FRC) training company, FRC International, is to host this year’s Crew Systems Integration (CSI) conference, taking place from 2 to 4 June 2013 at RNLI Lifeboat College…

31st May 2013

FRC International to host CSI 2013

31st May 2013

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Radamec Control Systems Ltd is returning to Seawork this year with a bigger stand to showcase their new eSHIP alarm and monitoring solution and established propulsion control systems.

31st May 2013

MonCon systems in demand at Seawork

31st May 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

In a bid to highlight the benefits of ship to shore power systems as an alternative to ship’s auxiliary engines at berths, Sweden’s the Port of Ystad has co hosted a community…

31st May 2013

Ystad hosts shore power seminar

31st May 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Offshore wind consortium Forewind’s second and final stage of consultation for its first offshore wind energy development, Dogger Bank Creyke Beck, started recently.

31st May 2013

Dogger Bank windfarm consultation underway

31st May 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The potential for UK ports and harbours to generate their own electricity through small scale wind power has been highlighted by wind developer e-Genas at the UK Harbour Masters’ Association’s recent meeting…

31st May 2013

UK ports demonstrate wind power potential

31st May 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Seawork exhibitor Armada Marine Hydraulics provides hydraulics solutions through a multi-layered approach providing design, manufacture, installation and maintenance.

31st May 2013

Hydraulics solutions on show at Seawork

31st May 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Central Industry Group (CIG), a group of ten predominantly Netherlands companies which all provide goods and services to the international shipbuilding market, has come up with a unique new vessel for…

30th May 2013

CIG enters windfarm market

30th May 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Aluminium boat builder Robust Boats Ltd of Pembrokeshire (berth V18) brings a new Alimal 700 RIB to Seawork, with a commercial specification bolt-on attachment system for the Hypalon tubes.

30th May 2013

New Alimal aluminium RIB from Robust Boats

30th May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Twenty three years after Germany was reunited, work has begun on construction of a second lock at Zerben, the last major civil engineering project on the renovated Elbe-Havel Canal (EHK) linking the…

30th May 2013

Germans tackle last hurdle on canal to Berlin

30th May 2013