Ports & Harbours – Page 14

  • The solar paving has been developed by SOLUM
    News

    Solar paving helping port’s carbon footprint

    2021-07-16T11:34:00Z

    Spain’s Port of Valencia is trialling new solar panels installed on the ground, claimed to be walkable by pedestrians and vehicles.

  • News

    Refit expansion at Concarneau thanks to increased lift capacity

    2021-06-23T09:52:00Z

    A new 400 tonne travel lift has been installed in the French port of Concarneau which will considerably increase the refit capabilities in the harbour reports Dag Pike.

  • 'AIDAsol'
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    Shore power surge

    2021-06-23T09:45:00Z

    A major shore power step has been taken at one European port.

  • The pontoon benefits from Glass Reinforced Fibre (Work Surface) decking
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    Bespoke tug berth

    2021-06-22T11:48:00Z

    In a limited time window, Inland and Coastal Marina Systems recently designed and manufactured a bespoke berth for a new tugboat at Port of Portland, UK.

  • Falmouth Harbour from the air
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    Anchoring plans for Falmouth

    2021-06-17T12:05:00Z

    A project, led by Falmouth Harbour Commissioners in the UK, intends to meet the challenge of anchoring very large vessels or platforms without the requirement of very large capacity lifting vessels.

  • The airbridge arrived at 102 berth and was tandem lifted into position using specialist quayside cranes
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    Boost for beleaguered cruise industry

    2021-06-16T12:29:00Z

    Associated British Ports has taken delivery of a new £5 million airbridge in preparation for the opening of the new Horizon Cruise Terminal in the UK’s Port of Southampton.

  • Lindley supplied the new nautical infrastructure at Praça do Comércio,
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    Lisbon waterfront regeneration

    2021-05-14T12:46:00Z

    The Portuguese public entity ATL (Lisbon Tourism Association) has not allowed the COVID pandemic to curtail its plans to improve the infrastructure of the Lisbon waterfront.

  • The facilities at the port will be expanded with a new entry and an outer port
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    Hirtshals Havn prepares for new green future

    2021-05-12T14:10:00Z

    New facilities and green port development will prepare the Danish Port of Hirtshals for what it is calling its ‘version 2.0’.

  • The upper part of the current quay will be cut to a height of four metres
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    Le Havre redevelops for super-long turbine blade handling

    2021-05-07T14:44:00Z

    HAROPA - Port of Le Havre has selected a consortium of companies to carry out maritime construction works to accommodate offshore wind business.

  • The Europa Terminal is located on the River Schelde
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    EXPANDING EUROPA QUAY AT ANTWERP

    2021-05-06T15:30:00Z

    The Port of Antwerp is partnering with terminal operator PSA Antwerp to redevelop the Europa Container Terminal to allow the largest container ships to access the facility.

  • Under the proposals being discussed will be the rebuilding of the south pier back to its original length
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    BRAY HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS

    2021-05-06T13:48:00Z

    Plans are being developed to improve and possibly expand the facilities at the Irish port of Bray which lies just south of Dublin on the Irish east coast.

  • Weser port Brake is ploughing cash into renovation to improve big ship handling capacity. Photo: Hero Lang.
    News

    Port of Brake builds on bulk strengths

    2021-04-26T13:13:00Z

    Work on the renovation of berth facilities in Brake is getting under way to meet growth in the north German Weser port, reports Tom Todd.

  • Southampton is Britain’s second largest container terminal
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    Southampton welcomes major port investment

    2021-04-06T11:29:00Z

    DP World, the Dubai-headquartered owners of the UK’s Port of Southampton have announced that the port will benefit from a major programme of investments in 2021.

  • SCA upgrading Tunadal to a container port
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    New container port and deepening for Tunadal

    2021-02-05T10:33:00Z

    Swedish forest products company SCA has revealed plans to invest approximately SEK 460 million (about $54.7 million) at its terminal at Tunadal on the Gulf of Bothnia over the next three years.

  • Third phase expansion at Lübeck’s Skandinavienkai
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    Lübeck RoRo terminal expands again

    2021-02-01T15:24:00Z

    Third-phase expansion of the giant Skandinavienkai in the German Baltic port of Lübeck will pave the way for the arrival of a new generation of Finnish RoRo ships, writes Tom Todd.

  • Tavira Island
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    Lindley delivers Portugal pontoons project

    2021-01-29T17:20:00Z

    Lindley has designed, fabricated, supplied and installed pontoons, access bridges and piles for a fishing and tourist municipality in the south of Portugal.

  • ICMS fabricated the tubular pontoon in six pieces to make it less challenging to manoeuvre
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    New shared berth for Trent class lifeboat

    2021-01-29T11:52:00Z

    At Dunmore East in the Republic of Ireland, the RNLI’s all-weather Trent class lifeboat has a new berth from Inland and Coastal Marina Systems.

  • Following a government consultation, the finer details of the red diesel reforms are yet to be revealed
    News

    Maintaining critical assets as legislation changes loom

    2021-01-28T10:32:00Z

    In the UK’s 2020 budget, the government announced that many sectors will lose their entitlement to use red diesel from April 2022.

  • Scottish Marine Technology Park
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    Clyde technology hub project progresses

    2021-01-21T13:14:00Z

    Malin Group’s vision for a marine technology hub on Scotland’s River Clyde at Old Kilpatrick, has moved one step closer to becoming a reality.

  • The Outer Port is set to increase the port area by 151ha and the transhipment capacity by 2.5 million TEU
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    Gdynia Outer Port progress report

    2021-01-20T12:09:00Z

    The Polish Port of Gdynia is in the advanced planning stages of creating a deep-water Outer Port on reclaimed land, based on the existing Slaskie quay.