Ports & Harbours – Page 45

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    Ormen Lange field contract for Reef Subsea

    2012-05-21T17:54:00Z

    Reef Subsea has been awarded contract by Norske Shell for dredging in the Ormen Lange field. The company will use its newly-built Scanmachine 4 excavator to carry out the work. The objective is to perform final seabed preparation for a pipelay project, with narrow tolerances (+/- 20cm) and a curved ...

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    Pontoon under construction at Londonderry

    2012-05-21T17:54:00Z

    Londonderry Port Harbour Master has announced that the barge Aoife recently started work on a new marine events pontoon’ in the vicinity of Queens Quay.

  • An artist’s impression of the Royal Barge passing under Tower Bridge.
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    Thames being made ready for Jubilee Pageant

    2012-05-21T17:54:00Z

    Port of London Authority (PLA) crews are laying over three miles of mooring chains for vessels taking part in the Thames river pageant, which takes place on 3 June to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

  • A night docking operation at the Isle of Grain.
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    Big berthing at Isle of Grain jetties

    2012-05-21T17:54:00Z

    As vessel sizes steadily increase, so too do the pressures exerted on port infrastructure.

  • The addition of another full length car deck on Red Funnels ro-ro ferries necessitated a dual level linkspan arrangement which was implemented by Bosch Rexroth.
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    Linkspan Lifts Red Funnel's Fortunes

    2012-05-21T17:54:00Z

    A significant growth in traffic has led Red Funnel , the original Isle of Wight ferry operator, to extend and refurbish two of its three 2,900 ton Raptor class vessels, Red Osprey and Red Falcon , stretching each boat and adding another full length car deck to provide capacity for ...

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    Funding for Deepwater Windfarm

    2012-05-21T17:54:00Z

    The world''s first deepwater offshore wind farm is to be developed with government support from Scotland and the UK. Late last month, Scotland''s First Minister Jack McConnell announced a research grant of up to £ 194,000 for offshore oil operator and its research partner Scottish and Southern Energy .

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    Morley Announce £17m Coastal Defences

    2012-05-21T17:54:00Z

    A £ 17 million coastal defence scheme in the UK is to get more than £ 12 million in Government grant aid, Floods Minister Elliot Morley has announced.

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    More than 390,000 tons of rock has now been delivered to site, and the Side Stone Dumping Vessel (SSDV) Frans is on site to install the foundations for the south breakwater.

    2012-05-21T17:54:00Z

    TTS has designed, supplied and installed a tailor made linkspan for the Port of Rothesay in Scotland. The linkspan, part of the Rothesay Pier Ferry Berth Improvement Project, meets the stringent classification regulations required by Lloyd’ s Register.

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    BHD Wins Contract in Tanzania

    2012-05-21T17:54:00Z

    Tanzania Harbours Authority has awarded a contract for improvements to the entrance channel to the Port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Ballast Ham Dredging (BHD).

  • New European standards for rock structures in coastal engineering projects have prompted the production of an updated rock manual.
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    Tri-national Project to Produce Upgraded Rock Manual

    2012-05-21T17:54:00Z

    Three European countries - the UK, France and the Netherlands, are collaborating to produce an updated manual on the use of rock in hydraulic engineering.

  • The Norwegenkai expansion covers an area of 9,250 m². Photo T Korber
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    Kiel completes Norwegenkai expansion works

    2012-05-21T08:30:00Z

    Work on extending operational areas at the Port of Kiel’s Norwegenkai Terminal has now been completed.

  • Aberdeen Harbour’s engineering director Ken Reilly welcoming the Skandi Foula to the new facility
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    Aberdeen Harbour’s phase two works underway

    2012-05-18T09:00:00Z

    The first phase of a multi-million pound redevelopment project of Aberdeen Harbour’s Torry Quay has been completed.

  • Poole is a strategically important port on the UK south coast
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    Port of Poole planning underway

    2012-05-16T11:04:00Z

    Ramboll has secured the key advisory role to the Poole Harbour Commissioners to help them finalise their long term development masterplan for the Port of Poole UK.

  • The modular jack-up barge ‘Fastnet Jack 1’ at work on the Firth of Forth.
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    Site investigations set scene for FRC project

    2012-05-16T11:03:00Z

    Independent marine plant and wind farm support vessel operator Fastnet Shipping Limited has completed a second successful jack-up barge and marine plant deployment on the GB£1.65bn Forth Replacement Crossing (FRC) project.

  • Videos showed the illegal activity taking place.
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    Illegal dredging costs director dearly

    2012-04-25T09:00:00Z

    The director of a company contracted to carry out work on the development of a marina in Falmouth docks was sentenced at Truro Crown Court recently.

  • An artist’s impression of the new wetlands.
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    New wetland to be created in Somerset

    2012-04-24T09:00:00Z

    Planning permission has been granted to create one of the UK’s largest areas of new wildlife habitat on the Steart Peninsula in Somerset.

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    Designers for Milford Haven Dock Lock

    2012-04-24T09:00:00Z

    Engineering firm Atkins has been chosen to design the new £5m Milford Haven Dock Lock in Pembrokeshire.

  • An artist's impression of the naval base at the New Port Project.
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    MEDCO dredging contract for ‘New Port Project’

    2012-04-20T09:00:00Z

    MEDCO (Middle East Dredging Company QSC) has been awarded a contract to dredge the approach channel for the ‘New Port Project’ in Qatar for the account of the New Port Project Steering Committee, under the Government of the State of Qatar.

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    Habitat replenishment on Lymington River

    2012-04-20T09:00:00Z

    Work started recently on a £74,000 habitat replenishment research project on the Lymington River in the UK.

  • The linkspan is seen heading towards Gravesend
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    New pontoon for Gravesend Town Pier

    2012-04-19T16:34:00Z

    A new pontoon and brow in which Opus International Consultants provided the engineering design, has been successfully installed off Town Pier at Gravesend in Kent UK.