Ports & Harbours – Page 18
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NewsMega warehouse facility boosts logistics firm
A logistics solutions company aims to support its transcontinental operations with the opening of a a 17,000sqm warehouse facility.
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NewsTwelve Quays project nears completion
A major port modernisation project in the Northwest of the UK is expected to be completed at the start of 2020.
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NewsUK’s first Port Economic Partnership launches
The UK government’s Department for Transport (DfT) has partnered with a port to launch the UK’s first Port Economic Partnership (PEP) with the aim of creating stronger links between ports and Government to maximise long-term trade and economic growth.
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NewsPortsmouth cruise development
The UK’s Portsmouth International Port is making a long talked about move towards creaming off some of near neighbour Southampton’s considerable cruise traffic thanks to a berth extension project.
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NewsEstonian port invests in automated mooring
A port in Estonia has ordered a rope-free automated mooring system to facilitate faster berthing processes and improve safety.
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NewsKlaipeda oil terminal expansion
Work is starting on the expansion of the oil terminal in the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda to allow it to handle deeper draft tankers and to increase the number of berths from two to three writes Dag Pike.
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NewsFrench port invests €20m in shoreside power
A French port authority aims to cut emissions by spending €20m over the next six years to extend shoreside power.
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NewsSafe mooring solution boosts efficiency
A new safety-focused mooring solution actively dampens vessel motion to increase the range of environmental conditions in which cargo can be transferred and improve throughput.
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NewsElbe moves closer to target capability
Adjustment works to deepen and widen the River Elbe fairway have begun with the aim of improving large vessel access at the Port of Hamburg.
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NewsPortland Port mooring capacity to be extended
A maritime engineering company has been selected to work on a major infrastructure project designed to extend the mooring capacity of Queen’s Pier by 40m at Portland Port in Dorset, UK.
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NewsDock pumps for Casablanca
Bedford Pumps Ltd, will supply five pumps for a dock dewatering application at the Port of Casablanca in Morocco.
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NewsNew pontoon to support UK aircraft carriers
Intermarine UK has completed the construction of a British Royal Navy pontoon to assist with getting on and off aircraft carriers in Portsmouth.
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NewsAarsleff wins piling contract at British port
Aarsleff Ground Engineering has been awarded the piling contract for a new aggregates processing plant at Newhaven Port in East Sussex, UK.
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NewsPort of Tyne developing for wind business
Offshore wind could provide 30% of Britain''s electricity generation by 2030, and the Port of Tyne says it is perfectly placed to support this growing renewable sector.
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NewsNewhaven seabed levelling
A tug from the Port of Shoreham has completed a programme of seabed levelling in the nearby port of Newhaven in order to maintain the charted depths in the harbour writes Dag Pike.
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NewsKiel Canal lock gate repair contract in sight
German officials are now hoping to sign a contract this year covering the long-delayed repair of a giant Kiel Canal lock gate damaged in a spectacular ship accident last year, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsMajor contracts as Elbe work finally begins
Urgently-needed multi-million Euro deepening of Germany’s Elbe River is finally underway after nearly two decades of delays and controversy, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsMore deepwater berths planned for Cuxhaven
Lower Saxony Ports (N-Ports) is seeking approval for more berths in Cuxhaven which would give the expanding German port a total deepwater Elbe frontage of about 3.6 kms, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsRostock invests in improved quays
Quay modernisation and stepped-up investment this year in Rostock is designed to keep the German Baltic port on top of demand, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsMarina lock gates improved after hurricane
The Port of Milford Haven has completed a series of improvements to its lock gates at the entrance to Milford Marina, enabling a more flexible and faster access arrangement for its marina and dock customers.
