Ports & Harbours – Page 28
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NewsVenice Port masterplan
Venice Port Authority has published the international tender for the drafting of the new port masterplan, which will set the basis for the port development up until 2050.
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NewsHarbour clean-ups US-style
US-based pollution control specialist Elastec is manufacturing trash and debris collection boats to skim floating litter from harbours and waterways. Designed to be manoeuvrable in hard to reach areas, the boat has an inverted bow to usher floating refuse into its 98 cubic feet trash basket.
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NewsPredicting port congestion
A new system known as BlipTrack, developed by Denmark-based BLIP Systems, is helping controllers at Europe’s busiest ferry port to reduce bottlenecks and improve vehicle movements by predicting potential traffic congestion on Dover’s (UK) coast bound A20.
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NewsWorldwide green ports partnership
Global marine terminal operators DP World, Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH), APM Terminals, PSA International and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) – five of the world’s largest port operators, and joined by the Port of Rotterdam Authority (PRA), have launched the first ever joint industry initiative of this magnitude to ...
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NewsIjmuiden's new sea lock
The harbour at Ijmuiden on the Dutch coast north of Rotterdam is a port in its own right with direct access to the sea but it is also the access point for ships that want to enter the North Sea Canal. Preparations for the construction of a new larger sea ...
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NewsPort of Gothenburg invests
A new logistics park is in the early stages of build directly beside Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg. One million square metres in size, the park is expected to generate more than 2,000 jobs and address a shortage of land for logistics and distribution close to the port.
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NewsHamburg’s Russian link
The new deep-water port of Bronka on the outskirts of St Petersburg on the Southern bank of the Gulf of Finland is being built near the municipality of Lomonossov and it’s set to be the latest partner in Port of Hamburg Marketing.
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NewsCruise Centre booms amid calls for another
Hamburg’s new €64 million Steinwerder Cruise Centre (CC3) handled nearly 60,000 passengers and 11 ships in its first month of operation, lending more weight to calls for a fourth such facility in Germany’s biggest seaport.
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NewsBuilding bridges
ADELTE, the Spanish port and terminal boarding bridge supplier, formerly known as TEAM, has reported that it has completed the installation of two innovative boarding bridges at Cruise Center Steinwerder, Hamburg’s third cruise terminal.
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NewsDover Marina changes
The planned development of the Western Docks in Dover Harbour will bring about major changes to the adjacent Dover Marina. Not only will the entrance to the marina be changed but two of the existing marina dock areas will be filled in and replaced by a large new tidal marina ...
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NewsMajor expansion at Calais
Plans for a major expansion at the cross-Channel port of Calais have been developed. Called Calais Port 2015, this project will see the port double in size and will provide more berths for the larger ferries now operating on the cross-Channel routes.
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NewsTerminal improvement
Royal HaskoningDHV has helped to complete a new ferry terminal at Ullapool Harbour in the Scottish Highlands. This is the first in a series of ferry terminals which RHDHV is developing across the west coast of Scotland, linked to a rise in tourism.
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Pedestals pique interest
UK Marina and pontoon pedestal and equipment supplier Rolec has reported another successful Seawork International Show at the Port of Southampton.
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NewsPutting harbour performance to the test
Members of Aberdeen Harbour Board have seen their potential flagship expansion project at Nigg Bay given life beyond the drawing board for the first time. The Board have recently observed the start of a series of physical model tests that are being undertaken by hydraulic experts at HR Wallingford.
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NewsDredging Chelsea Harbour marina is no easy matter
It is thirteen years since the marina at Chelsea Harbour on London’s River Thames was last dredged. That was a fairly complex operation technically but this time around the rules have changed.
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NewsRed7 jackup at work in the Scilly Isles
Red7 Marine''s newest jackup goes to work in the Scilly Isles.
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NewsKlaipeda Port invests in infrastructure
The major port in Lithuania, Klaipeda, has reported that all work has now been completed on the development of their berth No.144 and that this berth is now fully open for cargoes. Berth 144 is one of the major terminals in this developing port and it is adapted for handling ...
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NewsMarine spatial planning
Ports, harbours and waterways have to manage an ever growing volume and mix of recreational activity and heavy commercial activity - at times across the same compact waterspace. This creates a series of challenging marine planning requirements that need to be addressed.
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NewsDun Laoghaire cruise terminal development
Proposals to establish a new cruise ship terminal at the Irish port of Dun Laoghaire have reached the planning application stage. The proposed new cruise terminal would allow the worlds largest cruise ships to be moored up in the port but the proposals are being resisted by yachtsmen say that ...
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NewsFalmouth for orders
The Cornish port of Falmouth has many maritime industries and ship visits are interesting if unpredictable, writes Graeme Ewens
