Ports & Harbours – Page 12
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Three-year Bremen lock improvements complete
The latest in a three-year series of lock improvement projects costing a total €11.8 million has been completed in the German port of Bremen.
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Pre-development dredging at Ystad
One of Sweden’s largest ferry ports has begun a large expansion program that will result in two new ferry terminals.
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Progress on Tarragona cruise terminal expansion
With the completion of the placement of the caissons at the expanded cruise terminal at the Spanish port of Tarragona, the new Balears Wharf is now 40% complete.
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Rotterdam presents shore power strategy
The Municipality of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are working together on the joint rollout of shore power for sea-going vessels in Rotterdam.
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Environmental excellence at Valenciaport
The Spanish Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has renewed its PERS (Port Environment Review System) environmental certification, a European standard that highlights the specific management of the port sector and which is promoted by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO).
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Work completes on UK port expansion
A port in North East England is well positioned to attract future investment, following completion of a multi-million-pound expansion programme.
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Two tandem lifts in two days
The UK’s Port of Sunderland has reported that it has performed two tandem lift projects in two days, using its pair of Liebherr 420 harbour mobile cranes.
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Govan Graving Docks joint statement issued
Clyde Docks Preservation Initiative (CDPI) and Govan Docks Regeneration Trust have welcomed the announcement in the media that plans for a housing development at Govan Graving Docks have been finally abandoned.
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More development ahead for Bremerhaven
More major site development is planned in Bremerhaven now that the long-delayed €32.7 million reconstruction of the German port’s important Westkaje has been completed, writes Tom Todd.
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River Tees port facility name is reborn
Teesside logisitics business, AV Dawson has named its new port facility Port of Middlesbrough - bringing a name back to the area from over 100 years ago.
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GB£230m masterplan for decarbonisation
Decarbonisation is at the heart of a GB£230m infrastructure vision that has been unveiled to stimulate sustainable maritime innovation in Orkney.
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More expansion tipped for Kiel’s Ostuferhafen
Kiel plans to acquire and develop part of a 14 hectare former power plant site to further expand its major Ostuferhafen handling facility, writes Tom Todd.
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Major berth deepening works completed at Portland
A major project that has been years in the planning and months in the undertaking, has been completed at Portland Port, UK.
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New North Sea bunkering facility
Associated British Ports (ABP), the owner and operator of the Port of Lowestoft has invested more than £250,000 in the construction of a new fuel bunkering facility.
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Vast breakwater model takes whole port indoors
As part of the expansion plans of the port of San Antonio in Chile, a cross-organisational team has presented its final report.
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Jetty refurb for new aircraft carriers
The UK’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is investing £64m in a redevelopment of the Northern Ammunition Jetty in Glen Mallan to support the Royal Navy’s surface fleet.
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“Sensitive” Weser quayside being renewed
Underway in Bremerhaven is the €17.7 million renewal of a run-down North Sea quayside, located at what officials describe as “a sensitive hub” for shipping access to the port, writes Tom Todd.
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Cofferdam work commences at major offshore energy site
The development of one of the UK’s leading deep-water offshore energy bases has reached a major new milestone.
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Flow batteries explored for shortsea shipping
A UK port has placed itself at the centre of a revolution in battery technology for shortsea shipping as it seeks novel ways to improve its air quality.