Ports & Harbours – Page 42
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‘Air curtain’ study addresses salinity
Deltares in The Netherlands is to carry out a study designed to optimize the design of a bubble ‘air curtain’ in the Nieuwe Waterweg (‘New Waterway’).
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CIRIA to update scour manual
Structures built in or near rivers and other channels can be vulnerable to scour around their foundations.
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Cowes Harbour Commission plans new breakwater
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) in the UK has provided an update on its plans for an Outer Harbour breakwater, providing East Cowes and Cowes with a true, sheltered harbour.
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NewsTrelleborg fenders for Felixstowe South
Trelleborg Marine Systems has been contracted by Costain to supply fender systems for berths eight and nine, as part of a £300m reconfiguration at Port of Felixstowe in the UK known as the ‘Felixstowe South’ development.
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Key role for Bauer in Bay of Panama
A subsidiary of Bauer group in Germany is playing a key role in the construction of two artificial islands being created using millions of m3 of rock and sand off the densely populated coastline of Panama City.
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NewsStudy of Nicaragua’s ‘second Panama Canal’
A consortium consisting of Royal HaskoningDHV and Ecorys has won a contract to conduct a pre-feasibility study into the construction of a canal through Nicaragua, all the way from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean.
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NewsMore offshore contracts for Jan de Nul
Jan de Nul reports that new projects with a total value of more than €500m have been added to its orderbook in the last month.
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NewsBoskalis acquires port contract in India
Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired a contract with port operator Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) for deepening and widening the port and access channel of JNPT in Mumbai, India.
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New boat on job for German cable project
Braveheart Shipping baptised its Javelin 22.22 Guardian last month and straight after the ceremony the vessel was en route to its first job on the TenneT export cable project.
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NewsChallenging design for new Antwerp HQ
Construction work on Antwerp Port Authority’s new headquarters, which will start in September, will be kept on a tight rein.
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NewsRhine-Danube Canal heads for 20th anniversary
Germany’s historic Rhine-Main-Danube (RMD) Canal, which links two of Europe’s mightiest river complexes and two halves of the European continent, celebrates its 20th anniversary in September.
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NewsAberdeen dredging under way
In July, Aberdeen Harbour Board awarded a £5.2 million contract involving major improvements to the port entrance and for widening and deepening the navigation channel, writes David Foxwell.
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NewsWalcon Marine extends presence in The Netherlands
Walcon Marine, which designs, constructs and installs marinas and berthing facilities, says it has seen a sharp rise in orders from The Netherlands in the first half of 2012, writes David Foxwell.
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NewsHinkley Point jetty decision announced
In July, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK announced that it had approved three applications relating to the development of a jetty at Hinkley Point, Somerset, writes David Foxwell.
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NewsFalmouth dredging trial approved
In mid-July, the Marine Management Organisation in the UK announced that it has approved a licence for a maerl-relocation trial to take place in the Falmouth area, writes David Foxwell.
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NewsMilford to appoint contractors for £5 million lock project
A contest to win a contract to build and install new lock gates for the £5 million Dock Lock project at Milford Marina is well underway, writes David Foxwell.
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Basic Element completes construction of new Russian port
Basic Element Group, one of Russia’s leading diversified business groups, has announced the completion of the Imeretinskiy cargo port in Sochi, writes David Foxwell.
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Van Oord and Joulz secure windfarm contract
Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has been selected to install the foundations for Eneco’s Luchterduinen offshore windfarm (formerly known as Q10), 23km off the coast of the Dutch municipalities of Noordwijk and Zandvoort, writes David Foxwell.
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NewsMaasvlakte 2 is sealed off from the sea
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has celebrated a Royal occasion.
