Ports & Harbours
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Cemex completes dredging at London’s largest port
London’s largest port, the Port of Tilbury, has had 20,000m3 of spoil dredged from berths to allow today’s huge ships to dock.
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Historic Spanish beach restoration completed
The largest beach restoration project in Spain’s history has been completed by Dutch marine civils engineering firm Van Oord.
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Latvia embarks on offshore wind voyage
The Baltic nation of Latvia has signed a contract with Dutch engineering giant Van Oord to build one of the first offshore wind farms in the country.
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Bids invited for £750m UK ports programme
One of the UK’s largest port operators is inviting bids for a multi-million pound long-term programme of building works across the UK and Ireland.
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Vlissingen hires ABB to install shore power
Deme has contracted electrification firm ABB to install shore power for its offshore vessels when they are berthed at the Dutch Port of Vlissingen.
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Port expands container capacity by 4 million TEU
Van Oord’s vessels will carry out the next stage of engineering at the Port of Rotterdam, which is expanding its annual container throughput by a whopping four million TEU.
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Scotland rubberstamps dredging for OSW hub
The final phase of a Scottish port’s works to make it an offshore wind hub have been given priority status by the authorities.
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Euroports earmarks Finnish offshore wind hub
The Finnish Port of Hanko will become a hub for offshore wind under a Letter of Intent that has been signed with operator Euroports.
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VIDEO: La Rochelle leads French ambitions in OSW
With just one fully operational offshore wind farm in France, the scope of the market there could mean vast opportunities for developers and vessel owners.
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Port construction using recycled concrete
Recycl8 has secured its first commercial project in the ports sector
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Columns submerged for 6.2km Genoa breakwater
1,320 gravel columns have now been submerged at the Port of Genoa as part of its transformation to cater for modern ships.
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Port lays out ambitious solar and wind plans
Peel Ports Group has put in planning applications for what could be the UK’s largest solar power generation project.
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Wärtsilä comes on board methanol power platform
A methanol-fuelled floating barge will provide clean, green energy to vessels in US harbours where shore-based power is limited or unavailable.
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Financing agreed for Europe’s largest inland port
A warehouse of hazardous chemicals and hydrogen infrastructure are just two elements that will be incorporated into the new-look Port of Duisburg, Europe’s largest inland port.
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Berths earmarked for shore power at Portsmouth
Technology giant ABB will connect three berths with electric shore power at Portsmouth International Port.
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PLA outlines Thames net zero plan
The PLA’s net zero Thames plan focuses on alternative fuels, infrastructure, clear regulation and financing.
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VIDEO: London Gateway revamp
DP World’s flagship London Port has received two of the biggest quay cranes in Europe as it prepares to open its fourth berth.
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Scottish ports due for massive build-out
Massive changes to Scottish ports will be necessary if the country is to accommodate all the new floating wind projects in the pipeline, says the SIM Working Group, whihc is facilitating discussions.
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Flying squirrels could be costly for Helsinki harbour plans
Flying squirrels could prove to be a major headache for planners who want to expand the Port of Helsinki.
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VIDEO: Bollard installation at Antwerp-Bruges
Infrastructure and an efficient use of space have to be taken into consideration for any international port that needs to accommodate the oceans’ sea mammoths.