Ports & Harbours – Page 20
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NewsMajor works at Dublin Port
Ireland’s Dublin Port Company has embarked on a major update to the facilities in Alexandra Dock to allow access for deeper draft ships reports Dag Pike.
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NewsFraserburgh Offshore Windfarm plans revealed
The company behind Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd has announced proposals for the construction of the windfarm’s operations and maintenance base at Fraserburgh Harbour.
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NewsLock and berth projects approved for Emden port
German authorities have decided to renovate rather than rebuild the North Sea port of Emden’s giant sea lock and have also approved construction there of a new berth for big ships, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsDelays and costs hit German lock completion
Reports from Germany say the planned new fifth lock in Brunsbüttel on the Kiel Canal will be completed years later than scheduled and that the facility will cost millions of Euros more than currently planned, writes Tom Todd.
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News‘Just-in-time’ sailing reduces CO2 footprint
If sea-going vessels were better informed about the availability of berths and adapted their speed accordingly, substantial savings could be made in terms of fuel and CO2 emissions.
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NewsPort of Tyne wins health and safety award
The Port of Tyne has been awarded a Gold Medal in this year''s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Health and Safety Awards in the UK.
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NewsEU investment for Rome ports
The European Investment Bank has approved loans for the financing of total of €195 million for expansion activities at Roman ports reports Dag Pike
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NewsBristols’s Albion dry dock re-opens
Ship repair and shipbuilding is to restart in the Bristol, UK Albion Dry Dock previously occupied by Abels Shipbuilding, Dag Pike reports
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NewsDredging of the Szczecin fairway
Two dredging companies have been awarded a major contract for the modernisation of the Swinoujscie – Szczecin fairway in Poland reports Dag Pike.
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NewsOstuferhafen restructure at Kiel
The Port of Kiel, Germany, is completely restructuring the access area to the Ostuferhafen.
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Port streamlining solution for Jersey
Veovo, a provider of operations, guest predictability and revenue maximisation software solutions, has announced that is has formed a partnership with Ports of Jersey, and implemented the Veovo Port & Airport Management system.
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NewsGreener grid for Portsmouth Harbour
BAE systems, the contractor responsible for the Portsmouth, UK, naval base dockyard electrical systems, is installing ABB´s new shore-to-ship power solution to energize high power consumption vessels in a pioneering project.
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New GAC office for Dundee
Logistics and marine services giant GAC UK has opened its 19th branch, in the heart of Scotland’s Dundee harbour.
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NewsCromarty records highest ever turnover
Scotland’s Port of Cromarty Firth has recorded its best ever year in 2017, according to its annual review released in September 2018, with a turnover of £9.9 m, which is £1m higher than its previous turnover record in 2016.
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NewsPort investment could cut offshore wind costs
Investments of €0.5-€1bn in new port infrastructure could help the offshore wind sector cut costs by up to 5.3%.
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NewsNew German terminal ups port potential
A new deepwater berth and multi-purpose terminal have begun operation in Cuxhaven amid predictions they will significantly boost business in the German Elbe Estuary port, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsDredging started at Anaklia
Marine construction work at Anaklia Deep Sea Port has commenced with work on the dredging of the approach channel and harbour area reports Dag Pike.
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NewsPort of Sunderland expands to fulfil renewables demand
Port of Sunderland, UK has secured a series of contracts with companies in the offshore renewables market following a period of rapid expansion.
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NewsAarhus Havn expansion
Plans for a major expansion of the Danish port of Aarhus have been developed which will see new port areas in the waters to the east of the existing harbour writes Dag Pike.
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NewsModular docking distributorship
UK company Wardle Marine Services has announced that it has been appointed the sole UK distributor for the Turkish company PMS a manufacturer of marine hardware.
