Ports & Harbours – Page 56

  • Extra sand is placed on top of the primary sand to aid settling. Photos by Peter Barker
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    Progress for all to see at Maasvlakte 2

    2010-08-26T16:02:00Z

    Positive signals continue to flow from Rotterdam Port Authority’s Maasvlakte 2 port development with over half of the dredged sand required for the project now in place.

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    Eredene Capital wins Indian project – by David Foxwell

    2010-08-26T13:00:00Z

    UK based Eredene Capital Plc has won a bid to build and operate the container terminal at Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu in India. The estimated project cost of the Ennore Container Terminal is £207m.

  • The Kaiserschleuse construction site had to be completely closed down for about eight weeks last winter.
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    Bad winter delays completion of new lock

    2010-08-26T11:41:00Z

    A severe winter, which halted construction for about two months, has been the main reason for a delay in the completion of Bremerhaven’s crucial new €233m Kaiserschleuse sea lock until next March.

  • Operations fully underway to construct Port Adriano’s new inner wharf.
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    Determined contractor defeats weather

    2010-08-26T11:39:00Z

    Mallorca based Naviera Daedalus Servicos Maritimos has completed three years of extensive work expanding the Port Adriano leisure marine complex situated in the south west of the island.

  • A new ALWC protection system combines sacrificial anodes and an active zinc anode film.
    News

    ‘Simple’ solution to ALWC problems

    2010-08-05T17:15:00Z

    Accelerated Low Water Corrosion (ALWC) has taken its toll on the structural integrity of ports, harbours, marinas and commercial water frontage for many years.

  • Pile driving works underway for the second berth at Niedersachsenkai.
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    Brake second berth expansion under way

    2010-08-05T17:02:00Z

    The small German port of Brake on the Lower Weser is taking advantage of a financing cooperation contract with local interests and the current economic situation to invest in a second berth at its new Niedersachsenkai.

  • Docking facilities at Oresund DryDocks AB are being increased.
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    Size matters for Oresund

    2010-08-05T11:08:00Z

    An expansion by Oresund DryDocks AB is underway, following an acquisition that has given the company around 170,000 square metres of land to help meet the coming growth – not just in demand, but in vessel size as well.

  • Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE) and JV partner Geocisa have completed marine ground improvement work at Algeciras port.
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    Stone columns for caisson quaywalls at Algeciras

    2010-08-05T11:08:00Z

    Marine ground improvement specialist Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE) and their Spanish joint venture partner Geocisa have completed the final phase of work on the Spanish port of Algeciras.

  • The walls of Mallaig Harbour needed no less than 850 anodes to protect them.
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    New approach sees iicorr save Mallaig Harbour £100,000

    2010-08-05T11:08:00Z

    Specially designed cantilever brackets have saved a Scottish harbour authority almost a fifth of its project costs by reducing diving time by around eight weeks.

  • Contractor Carillion will remove 300m of seawall this month to flood the 30 hectare site.
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    Wetland created by London Gateway project

    2010-08-04T16:10:00Z

    The UK’s coastline is being changed to create a new wildlife reserve as part of the London Gateway port and logistics park being developed in the Thames Estuary.

  • Three berths at Southampton will benefit significantly from both deepening and new cranes.
    News

    Marine works facilitate Southampton terminal upgrade

    2010-08-04T16:06:00Z

    DP World Southampton is upgrading its shipside capabilities by deepening its container berths and purchasing further ship to shore cranes. It’s a much needed addition to the port’s capabilities, as vessels continue their relentless increase in size.

  • News

    New publication from IADC

    2010-07-15T16:59:00Z

    The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has published a new publication, Facts About Environmental Monitoring, which is available free of charge online and in print.

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    ABPMer focuses on marine planning

    2010-07-15T16:54:00Z

    ABP Marine Environmental Research Limited (ABPmer) has launched a new website dedicated to marine planning practice at: www.abpmer.net/marine-planning.

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    Council unveils plan to develop Caernarfon Dock

    2010-07-15T16:50:00Z

    Gwynedd Council in Wales has unveiled a project to expand Caernarfon’s Victoria Dock, creating berths for 45 vessels.

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    Six cutter suction dredgers at work on ADNOC project

    2010-07-15T16:43:00Z

    DEME in Belgium says it currently has a total of six cutter suction dredgers working together in Abu Dhabi on the Ruwais site for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

  • The Anholt wind farm will be the largest in the world when completed.
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    EIA for world’s largest windfarm completed

    2010-07-15T16:38:00Z

    DHI Group in Denmark says it recently completed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for what will be the world’s largest wind farm when completed.

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    Eredene Capital wins Indian project

    2010-07-15T16:32:00Z

    UK based Eredene Capital Plc has won a bid to build and operate the container terminal at Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu in India. The estimated project cost of the Ennore Container Terminal is £207m.

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    PD Ports confirms investment in Teesport

    2010-07-15T16:25:00Z

    PD Ports has announced that it will channel significant investment into the first phase of expansion plans at Teesport in the UK, which will potentially involve some £29m of total investment.

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    Durban Harbour project wins award

    2010-07-15T16:20:00Z

    The South African Institution of Civil Engineering at Durban in South Africa has awarded Mott MacDonald of the UK its ‘Most Outstanding Civil Engineering Project Award’ for the widening of the entrance to Durban Harbour.

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    DEME/Boskalis joint venture wins work in Mexico

    2010-07-15T16:15:00Z

    Belgian dredging company DEME and Dutch dredging company Boskalis have been awarded an important contract in Mexico.