Ports & Harbours – Page 60
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NewsStone column groundworks precede Algeciras Port expansion
Pennine, part of Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE), and their Spanish joint venture partner Geocisa have been awarded a €1.6m contract to install 1,953 vibro stone columns (VSCs).
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NewsPeene deepening opens access for bigger ships
Local German authorities have completed the deepening of a 23.7km stretch of the northern Peene River to allow bigger ships to reach Wolgast.
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Scientists awarded €5m for dredging research - by David Foxwell
Two scientists based in Brighton on the south coast of the UK and a Franco-British partnership have been awarded €5 million to find safe disposal methods for dredged marine sediments.
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NewsCuxhaven gets new flood defence barriers
The German North Sea port of Cuxhaven has completed the construction and installation of two new flood barriers which together cost €19m and are the hub of flood defences costing the city about €31m up to 2012.
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NewsBoxBarrier concept can alleviate flood risk
Three Dutch companies have come together to develop an innovative flood defence concept called BoxBarrier. The three companies, Delta Marine Consultants (BAM Infraconsult), Movares and Groep Midden Betuwe, began collaborating on the concept in 2007.
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Progress made on new sea lock for Port of Amsterdam
Construction of a major sea lock that should simplify large vessel access to the area around the Port of Amsterdam is a step nearer reality after a finance covenant for the project was signed towards the end of November.
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Bids sought for Marsa al-Seef marina project
Real estate development company GREDCO, which is based in Bahrain in the Middle East, has invited bids for a major dredging project for the Marsa al-Seef development. GREDCO is the development manager working on behalf of Global Banking Corporation (GBCORP), which is pursuing the $2.5bn Marsa Al Seef project, one ...
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Pagham flood risks to be tackled
Work on tackling flooding risks at Pagham Beach on the south coast of the UK will start shortly after funding of more than £ 500,000 was secured by Arun District Council. Funds amounting to £ 550,000 have been formally awarded from central government through the Environment Agency and will allow ...
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Tyne tunnel dredging completed - by David Foxwell
Work to dredge a trench for the second Tyne Tunnel in the northeast of the UK has been completed. The dredger ‘Vesalius’ was used to create a channel in the riverbed between East Howdon and Jarrow.
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NewsKorea gets movable barrier designed by DHV- by David Foxwell
A new Nakdong Barrier, a barrier on the Nakdong River in South Korea, is to be built using a design developed by engineering consultancy DHV. The current barrier is 20 years old and, because of the effects of climate change on the river, needs to be extended.
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NewsNew gangway contracts for TTS Port Equipment - David Foxwell
TTS Port Equipment has secured a raft of contracts for port gangways in recent weeks, and delivered and installed a number of linkspans.
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NewsDutch consultants land €100m Mekong project
Netherlands based engineering consultancy DHV is going to improve the navigability on 250km of the Mekong River in Vietnam.
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NewsKiel Canal gets third major port
Construction has begun of a new ‘ heavy lift’ inland port costing about € 32m at Rendsburg on the Kiel Canal, the world’ s busiest manmade waterway, linking the Baltic and the North Sea.
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NewsWismar expansion will up 'alternative port' clout
Headed for completion as the year turns is the first phase of a two stage expansion in Wismar, designed to enable the east German Baltic port to meet anticipated increases in cargo as well as rising logistics demand.
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NewsVenice Port Authority defends dredging
Following the Venice Port Authority’ s push for a 16m draft in one of its navigation channels, the authority has responded to the accusation that its dredging works in the Venice lagoon area could destroy the historic city by saying that dredging activities in the area fulfil two major commitments, ...
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NewsScrabster Harbour still planning major improvements
Scrabster Harbour Trust in the UK has drawn up an extensive blueprint for further development of the harbour. The key target markets for the development are offshore oil and gas activity to the West of Shetland/Atlantic Frontier area and marine renewable development in the Pentland Firth.
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Stanah sea defence project secures EA award
The £ 1.2m Stanah Sea Defences project for the Environment Agency (EA) in the UK has been awarded a prestigious Project Excellence Award for ‘ Health and Safety/Managing Environmental Risk’ . The project was judged by a panel of senior Environment Agency managers, representatives from framework contractors and suppliers, along ...
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PD Ports secures consent for QEII berth redevelopment
PD Ports in the UK has received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consent from the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) in relation to the QEII berth redevelopment at Teesport. The formal consent together with its associated licences enables PD Ports to proceed with the construction of the new 260m long berth, ...
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Funding boost for London Gateway container port
A port development project that will require dredging of the Thames Estuary has secured a £ 12.7m cash injection. According to reports, the East of England Regional Assembly and East of England Development Agency have announced that the cash will be ploughed into DP World' s London Gateway container port ...
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NewsDeep water potential at Port of Lerwick
The Port of Lerwick in the UK says concepts have been drawn up for deep water port infrastructure capable of accommodating the largest heavy lift vessels. The plans include 20m deep berths adjacent to the established Dales Voe facility or alternatively next to North Greenhead, where over 10 acres of ...
