Ports & Harbours – Page 5
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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.
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NewsEemshaven named as OranjeWind base port
RWE and TotalEnergies select Eemshaven for assembly of turbines for their OranjeWind offshore wind project
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NewsCrown Estate backing for floating offshore wind O&M hub
A new heavy-lift Operations and Maintenance (O&M) hub is to be developed at ABP’s Port Talbot, Wales.
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NewsBriggs strengthens its ferry servicing portfolio
The company has acquired Scanco, a French-based company specialising in port services and the RoRo ferries sector
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NewsNew offshore wind terminal for German port
A consortium has been hired to expand the German Port of Cuxhaven so it can increase its already busy offshore wind farm activities.
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NewsMDL opens purse for £40m spending spree
MDL Marinas is planning to upgrade many of its 18 marinas with a range of improvements on its shopping list.
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NewsBarcelona gets onboard with shore power
The new system will enable ferries to connect to 100% renewable electricity from January 2025
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NewsAcciona to build Ravenna breakwater
Acciona is to build a €216m breakwater at Italy’s Port of Ravenna to protect a floating LNG terminal
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NewsVan Oord completes Ain Sokhna dredging
Van Oord has completed dredging two basins at Ain Sokhna Port, supporting its expansion as a global hub
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News - VideosVIDEO: Jersey’s ‘Master Plan’ approved
Major works have been approved to overhaul Jersey’s ports, with all harbours to get some form of upgrade.
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News£500k government boost to electrify River Thames
A project to use river vessels to balance London’s power grid have been given a boost with £500,000 of government funding.
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NewsTurkey installs first onshore power supply
Asyaport in Turkey has become the country’s first port to install onshore power supply.
