Ports & Harbours
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NewsShorepower switched on at Cruise Port Rotterdam
Cruise Port Rotterdam has switched on its shorepower supply facility on Holland Amerikakade, placing it well ahead of European law, which stipulates that all cruise ships in European ports must use shorepower by 2030.
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NewsGovernment approves £10m for Port of Nigg
Scotland’s Port of Nigg will receive around £10 million (€11.9 million) to build a new heavy-duty quay capable of handling RoRo trade.
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NewsOpening up port land for renewables use
DevCap has secured the tender for a 96MWp floating solar park at De Slufter on Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte
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NewsHydrogen on trial as shore power for tugs
Four Scottish companies are trialling the use of hydrogen as a shore power fuel for tugs in a first-of-a-kind demonstrator project.
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NewsABP submits floating solar plans
ABP has submitted plans for the UK’s largest floating solar project at the Port of Barrow
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NewsMotive expands its North Sea renewables offering
The upgraded Peterhead facility will serve as a key hub for offshore equipment and testing services, offering clients end-to-end support
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NewsLithuanian port plans €36.6m offshore wind hub
Contracts have been signed to get what the Lithuanian Port of Klaipėda calls an ‘offshore wind hub’ built.
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NewsProminent UK port adds first foiling pilot to fleet
Artemis Technologies has sold its EF-12 electric foiling pilot boat to one of the UK’s most prominent deep-sea ports.
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NewsBarcelona inks port embankment contract
The new embankment will serve as the first enclosure for depositing materials from the dredging of the port’s docks
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NewsExpanding port infrastructure for offshore wind
Lithuania’s Klaipėda Port is ramping up its offshore wind energy ambitions with a major port infrastructure upgrade.
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NewsEmissions-free pilot first in dredging
A pilot project in the Netherlands port of Dordrecht has successfully used an emissions-free crane vessel in what is believed to be a first for the dredging industry.
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NewsEngineers install floating quays at modern marina
A Portuguese marina has had a facelift with three new floating quays, accommodating another 68 berths for larger vessels.
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NewsBelfast Harbour sets out €350m+ five-year plan
More than £300 million (€355 million) has been pledged to transform Belfast Harbour, including turning it into an offshore wind hub.
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NewsGlobetrotting Damen tug moves to Jersey
Ports of Jersey has added a tug with an intriguing history to its fleet, having operated on the other side of the world thousands of miles from its new home.
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NewsChallenges of ports decarbonisation: An academic overview
Ports are struggling with a raft of rules that tell them to decarbonise, and researchers are burning their night candles working out how to reduce emissions for the vessels that use them and in the port activities themselves.
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NewsPorts of Jersey greenlights harbour redevelopment
The marine construction project will involve upgrading existing facilities and implementing eco-friendly technologies to reduce the port’s carbon footprint
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NewsSolent Freeport funds six port projects
Th UK government has given eight freeports a share of £25 million to upgrade their facilities, with Solent Freeport outlining what it intends to do with its share.
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NewsEquinor secures $3 billion for NY wind farm
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has secured $3 billion financing for the next stage of its Empire Wind project around 30 miles southeast of Long Island, New York.
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NewsJoint investment made in Norwegian shorepower firm
Norwegian shorepower developer Zinus has been handed NOK50 million (€4.2 million) to speed up growth and innovation, CEO Endre Eidsvik says.
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NewsForth Ports spends £50m after ‘game changer’ contract
£50 million (€60.6 million) has been earmarked to upgrade the port facilities needed to build Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm.
