Ports & Harbours – Page 61
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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 ...
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Grontmij to design expansion of Värta Pier in Stockholm
Stockholms Hamnar (Ports of Stockholm) is developing a new port for Stockholm in the Vä rtahamnen and Frihamnen harbours which will include a comprehensive expansion of the Vä rta Pier. Grontmij, part of the Carl Bro Group, has been made responsible for the planning and design of the pier.
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NewsXbloc armoured units for Sri Lankan breakwater
A license agreement has been signed by Delta Marine Consultants in The Netherlands and BAM International for the application of Xbloc armoured units on the breakwaters for the Dikkowita Fishery Harbour in Sri Lanka.
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DHI supports the EKO Atlantic City Development in Nigeria
Consulting and research organization DHI is supporting the EKO Atlantic City development project in Nigeria. The project involves reclaiming more than 8 km/sq of land adjacent to Lagos, Nigeria, which will provide room for a mix of residential, commercial, financial and tourist accommodation.
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NewsLightweight cutter restores German lock
As part of Germany’ s WSV and the Bundersministerium’ s River Neckar, the twin Guttenbach Locks were first built in 1939 with a second lock being added in 1955.
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NewsFirst automated mooring system for Scandinavia
Cavotec MSL has successfully completed commissioning of Scandinavia’ s first fully automated vacuum-based mooring system, MoorMaster, with Danish ferry operator Nordic Ferry Services (NFS).
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NewsLightweight piping for Caribbean pit stops
Durapipe UK’ s fuel supply system has been specified for a new luxury marina development in Costa Rica.
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NewsBrake expansion continues with second new berth
s growing Lower Weser port of Brake is expected to start before the end of the year and be completed by the end of 2010.
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NewsOn site cutting of wind farm monopile
When one of the foundation piles at the Gunfleet Sands Wind Farm off the coast of Essex UK was unable to be driven into the seabed any further, the local firm of AJ Woods Engineering was contracted to fix the problem.
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NewsMajor reclamation planned for Port of Sheerness
Consulting engineering firm Royal Haskoning has been engaged by The Peel Group to prepare a masterplan for the Port of Sheerness in Kent. This is the preface to a fifteen year regeneration programme for the area, which will deliver a major port expansion and one of the largest regeneration projects ...
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NewsMaasvlakte 2 project making steady progress
Dredgers are seen working both sides of one of the new reclaimed islands.As reported in Maritime Journal (June 2009), the Port of Rotterdam is undertaking their most ambitious project ever with Maasvlakte 2, the expansion of the port beyond the existing coastline bordering the existing Maasvlakte port complex. Anticipated growth ...
