Ports & Harbours – Page 58
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NewsPiling success boosts pier maintenance project
Worthing Borough Council on the UK south coast is currently performing essential maintenance to the timber framed landing stage that surrounds the end of the West Sussex town’s approximate 150 year old Grade II listed pier.
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NewsJWP construction on target amid dispute over opening
Construction of Germany’s €1bn deepwater JadeWeser Port (JWP) at Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea is on track despite political wrangling over opening dates.
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New ferry terminal for Port of Zadar in Croatia - by David Foxwell
The Port Authority of Zadar in Croatia and the Austrian construction group Strabag have signed a contract for Phase II of the new Gaženica ferry terminal. The contract is reportedly worth €93m and covers maritime structures, access roads and basic infrastructure of the new terminal.
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NewsNew milestones reached in Maasvlakte project- by David Foxwell
Recent weeks have seen a number of important milestones in the Maasvlakte 2 project at the Port of Rotterdam. March saw construction start on the first deep-sea quay at the new facility, which is for the future Rotterdam World Gateway terminal, which will benefit from a water depth of 20m ...
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New deepwater berth for Port of Montrose - by David Foxwell
A new 220m deep water berth is to be built at the Port of Montrose in the UK in order to divert freight services from the area''s roads.
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NewsNew linkspan on order for Kiel - by David Foxwell
The Bollhörnkai berth in Kiel, Germany, which is currently being updated and rebuilt for use by Stena Line for the Gothenburg ferry route, also requires the installation of an adjustable main deck linkspan to replace an existing concrete slope. TTS Port Equipment AB has been tasked with supplying the 26m ...
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NewsXblocs for LNG terminal in Australia - by David Foxwell
The latest project of Delta Marine Consultants in The Netherlands is to make use of XBloc armoured units in the breakwater for a LNG terminal in Northwest Australia.
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COWRIE report on sediment process monitoring available - by David Foxwell
A study led by ABPmer, that reviewed the sediment monitoring data from built and currently being constructed offshore wind farms, has now been published by COWRIE.
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NewsGet the full project package at Seawork
An enterprising Fareham UK based company is tackling the problem facing many marine construction and dive support contractors when they need to source vessel hire, tools packages and other equipment from a number of suppliers and coordinate its mobilisation to site.
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NewsBristol to develop deep sea terminal
Bristol port has been given the governmental green light for developing a deep sea container terminal (DSCT) at its Avonmouth Dock.
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NewsBembridge RNLI construction moving forward
All RNLI lifeboat stations are located strategically, explains Tim Ash of the RNLI, and the Isle of Wight’s Bembridge station with its all-weather vessel is often called on to work in conjunction with the smaller RNLI inshore lifeboats at stations nearby.
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NewsPeterhead builds future on a bed of granite
A quay is being built at Peterhead Harbour in Scotland which has been especially designed to take the sting out of the waves hitting it.
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NewsCorrosion protection for Rosyth caisson
As part of Babcock Marine’s upgrade of facilities at Scotland’s Rosyth Dockyard to prepare for assembly of the Royal Navy’s two new QE class aircraft carriers, the entrance to the yard’s No 1 Dock had to be substantially enlarged.
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NewsWork In Progress: Construction of Thames Gateway starts in earnest - by Jack Gaston
Major work started in earnest on 16 March at the site of DP World - London Gateway, the UK’s new £1.5bn deep sea port and logistics park, located in the Thames estuary 25 miles east of Central London.
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NewsAberdeen Harbour announces contractor for Torry Quay development – by David Foxwell
Aberdeen Harbour Board has awarded a £14m contract to construction company McLaughlin & Harvey for the first phase of the Torry Quay redevelopment. The Northern Ireland firm will undertake works on the initial stage of a three phase project worth £30m, which is due to get underway this month.
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Baku port dredging to commence later this year – by David Foxwell
Consultancy Royal Haskoning has provided an update on the proposed development of a new port at Baku in Azerbaijan, and says dredging work there should commence later this year.
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NewsSonar brings real-time visualisation to breakwater construction – by David Foxwell
Real-time visualisation of work on a major port expansion project in northwest Spain is benefiting from the use of a CodaOctopus sonar.
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Automatic mooring system for Copenhagen Malmö – by David Foxwell
Following an order the company received last year to design and install two double-tier linkspans for Copenhagen Malmö Port, TTS Port Equipment AB has been given the go ahead to supply a semi-automatic mooring system for the port.
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NewsXbloc project in Australia – by David Foxwell
Delta Marine Consultants in The Netherlands says a new breakwater for an LNG terminal in Northwest Australia is to be built using its Xbloc interlocking armoured units.
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TTS wins comprehensive contract for new Stena port
Stena Line (UK) has recently announced plans to move its operations and ferry service from their present location in Stranraer, Scotland to a new port facility 10km north of the town, and TTS Port Equipment AB has secured a contract to design and build the entire ship-to-shore interface for the ...
