Ports & Harbours – Page 60
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MPA study published by Defra
A study led by ABPmer on options for taking account of social-economic factors in the planning of marine protected areas (MPA) networks, has been published by Defra in the UK.
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Abu Dhabi ‘on track’ with Mussafah dredging
The authorities in Abu Dhabi are reportedly on track to complete by US$409m project to construct a channel that will improve access to the Mussafah industrial zone by the middle of 2010.
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DHI sees key role for modelling software
DHI in Denmark says it believes its MIKE hydrodynamic modelling software has a key role to play in dredging operations where there may be contaminated sediment.
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News‘Simon Stevin’ to start work offshore Australia
Jan de Nul''s new mining and fallpipe vessel ‘Simon Stevin’ has departed for Australia for its first two rock dumping projects; a free span correction on the Pluto pipeline in 80m of water, and the construction of a pipeline crossing for the Reindeer pipeline over the Pluto pipeline.
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NewsJan De Nul Group awarded dredging project in Iraq
The Belgian Jan De Nul Group has signed a contract for the deepening of Umm Qasr Port in the southernmost tip of Iraq, near the border with Kuwait. The port is Iraq’s gateway to the Arabian Gulf and a lifeline for import of mixed cargo and bulk goods. Over the ...
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Birse Civils collect award for Stanah sea defences
The £1.2m Stanah Sea Defences project for the Environment Agency (EA) in the UK has been awarded a Project Excellence Award for ‘Health and Safety/Managing Environmental Risk’.
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NewsLondon Gateway dredging about to get under way
Although aspects of the project are still subject to review, dredging work for the London Gateway port project is to get under way in March, according to the dredging contractor who will be responsible for the project, DEME.
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NewsDutch coastline redrawn as Maasvlakte 2 takes shape - by Peter Barker
Dutch cartographers face the task of redrawing their maps of Holland due to the country growing in size by a few square kilometres. The Maasvlakte 2 port expansion project in Rotterdam has progressed steadily and what was until recently an offshore island reclaimed from the North Sea now connected to ...
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News£80m outer harbour at Great Yarmouth opens
Great Yarmouth''s new outer harbour at EastPort UK opened last month with global port group PSA International, grain business Gleadell Agricultural Ltd, and crushed rock supplier Stema Shipping (UK) Ltd all in place with a long term commitment to the multi-purpose outer harbour.
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NewsMulti-million pound rescue for Western Quay
Work is underway on a project to rescue an ageing quay structure that is essential to the future of a regional fishing industry.
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NewsDutch seal a deal in South Korea
The latest specialist watertight sealing solution delivered by Dutch specialist Beele Engineering involves the immersion tunnel near the South Korean city of Busan that is being immersed by Mergor, a subsidiary of Strukton. The deepest element of this tunnel was placed recently at a depth of 50m.
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NewsStone column groundworks precede Algeciras Port expansion
Pennine, part of Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE), and their Spanish joint venture partner Geocisa have been awarded a €1.6m contract to install 1,953 vibro stone columns (VSCs).
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NewsPeene deepening opens access for bigger ships
Local German authorities have completed the deepening of a 23.7km stretch of the northern Peene River to allow bigger ships to reach Wolgast.
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Scientists awarded €5m for dredging research - by David Foxwell
Two scientists based in Brighton on the south coast of the UK and a Franco-British partnership have been awarded €5 million to find safe disposal methods for dredged marine sediments.
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NewsCuxhaven gets new flood defence barriers
The German North Sea port of Cuxhaven has completed the construction and installation of two new flood barriers which together cost €19m and are the hub of flood defences costing the city about €31m up to 2012.
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NewsBoxBarrier concept can alleviate flood risk
Three Dutch companies have come together to develop an innovative flood defence concept called BoxBarrier. The three companies, Delta Marine Consultants (BAM Infraconsult), Movares and Groep Midden Betuwe, began collaborating on the concept in 2007.
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Progress made on new sea lock for Port of Amsterdam
Construction of a major sea lock that should simplify large vessel access to the area around the Port of Amsterdam is a step nearer reality after a finance covenant for the project was signed towards the end of November.
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Bids sought for Marsa al-Seef marina project
Real estate development company GREDCO, which is based in Bahrain in the Middle East, has invited bids for a major dredging project for the Marsa al-Seef development. GREDCO is the development manager working on behalf of Global Banking Corporation (GBCORP), which is pursuing the $2.5bn Marsa Al Seef project, one ...
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Pagham flood risks to be tackled
Work on tackling flooding risks at Pagham Beach on the south coast of the UK will start shortly after funding of more than £ 500,000 was secured by Arun District Council. Funds amounting to £ 550,000 have been formally awarded from central government through the Environment Agency and will allow ...
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Tyne tunnel dredging completed - by David Foxwell
Work to dredge a trench for the second Tyne Tunnel in the northeast of the UK has been completed. The dredger ‘Vesalius’ was used to create a channel in the riverbed between East Howdon and Jarrow.
