Ports & Harbours – Page 6
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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.
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NewsRight-side-up for Milford Haven pilot boat
Britain’s biggest energy port has a pilot boat under construction at Next Generation Shipyards, and with it come some interesting changes – not least its self-righting capability.
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NewsMalta moves into Phase 2 of shorepower project
The tiny Mediterranean island nation of Malta has been at the forefront of a shorepower project.
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NewsCan ports really achieve Net Zero by 2050?
At the GreenPort in Le Havre this week, a panel tried to answer the billion dollar question from chairman Chris Wooldridge: can ports really hit this target?
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NewsRotterdam terminals to equip with shorepower
APM Terminals at Maasvlakte II (APMT MVII) is to equip its terminal with shorepower from 2028.
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NewsLock opens to world’s largest ships
The Ghent-Terneuzen Canal linking Belgium to the Netherlands has been installed with a new lock that now allows Panamax seagoing vessels to pass through.
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NewsShore power boosts port electrification at Skagen
Zinus will deliver shore power to the Danish port as part of the port’s ongoing electrification efforts.
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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.
