Ports & Harbours – Page 5
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NewsDredging innovation for Valencia quay
Jan De Nul will reuse 25 million cubic metres of dredged material for Valencia’s new container quay
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NewsSix-yearly lock gate maintenance completed
Three lock gates that have to be overhauled every six years have been dutifully serviced on time at the German port of Cuxhaven.
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NewsTwo-year works complete to connect Normandy’s first OSW farm
French nearshore civils firm De Romein Nearshore has shared details of complicated works necessary to connect France’s newest offshore wind farm to the grid.
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News‘Groundbreaking’ floating dock facility for Ghana
UK-based Interocean is stepping in to provide services to build a ‘groundbreaking’ floating dock that so that ships can be repaired and maintained in Ghana.
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News‘Significant’ works completed at Plymouth docks
The Port of Plymouth on the southern coast of England has had a £23 million facelift to allow more cargo and cruise arrivals.
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NewsShore power deal signed for Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam has pledged to offer shore power to container ships by 2028.
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NewsGothenburg port expansion inaugurated
A €60 million port expansion has been inaugurated at the Port of Gothenburg, expanding the port by 144,000m2.
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NewsConstruction starts at new Albanian seaport
Contractors are working on a brand new port to modernise and expand Albania’s facilities for the wider Balkan region.
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NewsPort shows its mettle with decommissioning hub
Northern Metal Recycling is launching an offshore recycling base at Port of Sunderland, leveraging deepwater berths and heavy-lift cranes.
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NewsPorts of Genoa update: 10,000t caisson installed
The Ports of Genoa’s transformation is going full steam ahead, with the third of 90 caissons installed in preparation for the 4km breakwater planned to be laid.
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NewsFloating dry dock sinks at Zeebrugge
A floating dry dock sank as a tugboat was being prepared for maintenance at the Port of Zeebrugge, a spokesperson has told Maritime Journal.
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NewsGround broken on Scottish shore power project
Scotland’s Port of Aberdeen has begun work on a £4 million (€4.7 million) shorepower system that will be able to ower seven vessels simultaneously, the operator says.
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NewsJan De Nul called in to open Asian bottlenecks
Dredging and port expansion works are being undertaken to improve trade routes and tackle sea levels that are falling because of climate change, Jan De Nul says.
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NewsBelfast Harbour claims net-zero first
Net-zero first: If all goes to plan, Belfast Harbour will claim to be the first port in the UK and on the island of Ireland with net-zero operations.
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NewsShorepower outage attributed to ‘testing’
A power outage at Malta’s much-acclaimed new shorepower system has been put down to regular testing.
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NewsNew chairman for UK largest port operator
Associated British Ports has announced a new chairman after Phil Nolan decided to stand down.
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NewsSweden’s largest dredging project begins
One of Sweden’s largest ports is about to get a lot larger, with dredging beginning on an estimated 22 million m3 to create a deep-water port.
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NewsA Coruña demonstrates autonomous port drones
Demonstrations of autonomous drone technology have been demonstrated a Spanish port, including the detection and rescue of a person overboard.
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NewsEU pledges record funding for port infrastructure
The EU says it will invest a record €7 billion in transport infrastructure, including around 20 European ports.
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NewsNorwegian industrial quay due for expansion
Norway’s Sandnes Port is to be expanded to accommodate larger vessels for the Jæren district, which is home to the headquarters of Norwegian oil giant Equinor.
