Ports & Harbours – Page 66
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NewsMJ Sponsors International Conference on Coastal Management
Maritime Journal joins the UK Environment Agency, Birse Coastal, and SCOPAC (Standing Conference On Problems Associated with the Coastline) in sponsoring the International Conference on Coastal Management, which will be held at the Mercure Holland House Hotel and Spa in Cardiff UK on 31 October and 1 November, with an ...
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NewsNew LNG Infrastructure for Zeebrugge
The Antwerp based shipping company EXMAR NV has applied to the Zeebrugge Port Authority (MBZ) for a domain concession for the construction of a discharging and ship to ship transfer installation for LNG and high pressure natural gas in the Port of Zeebrugge.
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NewsExtensive Design Study Prefaces Wind Farm
A metocean design has been completed for the proposed ''Round 2'' Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, planned for the southern North Sea off the UK''s North Norfolk coast, just inside the 12 mile territorial limit. Environmental design and risk management specialists Metoc plc did the work for operator Scira Offshore ...
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Port of Peterhead plans large scale expansion
Three companies are reportedly bidding to win a £ 32 million contract for a large scale upgrade of the Port of Peterhead.
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Expansion planned at Estonia's Muuga terminal
The state owned Port of Tallinn and KMG Inseneriehituse have signed a contract for the extension of the Muuga Container Terminal in Estonia.
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Dredging underway for Corrib Field Development
The Department of the Transport in Ireland has announced that marine construction work has commenced in Broad Haven Bay, in North West County Mayo, as part of the Corrib Field Development.
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NewsConservancy supports East Head strategy
The Environment Agency, in partnership with Chichester and Arun District Councils, has released more details of the draft coastal defence strategy for the West Sussex coastline between Pagham Harbour and West Wittering on the south coast of the UK, and is inviting comments on their recommendations for managing flood and ...
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DP World gets approval for London Gateway project
DP World has secured approval to build a new port and logistics park on the banks of the River Thames in southeast England.
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NewsTTS installs new linkspan
A new linkspan has been installed at Victoria Terminal Four in Belfast in order to streamline the Stena HSS 1500 service.
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First phase of works completed at Weston-Super-Mare
The first phase of the £ 17m Weston-Super-Mare sea defences and seafront enhancements formally opened to the public in early May.
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NewsTyne tunnel contract awarded
Volker Stevin Marine has been awarded a £ 16m contract to manufacture, transport and submerge the tunnel units for the new Tyne Tunnel in the UK.
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Liepaja Port to build two container terminals
Liepaja Port in Latvia reportedly plans to build two container terminals by the year 2017, according to the Liepaja Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Investment and Marketing Department.
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NewsGermany to upgrade Kiel Canal for ¢420m
The German Government has approved spending of € 420m up to 2018 to upgrade the spectacular Kiel Canal, which links the North Sea and the Baltic and is the world’ s busiest manmade waterway.
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News: Restoration completed at Liverpool's Brunswick Dock
The restoration of sea locks and a lifting road bridge at the historic Brunswick Dock in Liverpool was completed earlier this month. The dock was originally built in 1838 to handle timber and grain and retains 268 acres of water now used as a marina.
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NewsSimbro walks on water at Seawork
Torbay Harbour Authority in the UK is the first Solent Marine client to benefit from the company' s new solution in modular walkway pontoon design for marina construction.
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NewsWork starts on new Raasay Ferry Terminal
Work starts this month on the new £ 12m Raasay Ferry Terminal, which will accommodate the Caledonian MacBrayne service sailing to Sconser.
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NewsMarine services with environmental credentials at Seawork
Marine industry electrical products specialist and Seawork exhibitor Maricer has recently completed the supply of electric and water service pedestals to the British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) site at Diglis Basin in Worcester.
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NewsNew London mayor greenlights Thames project
Within days of defeating Ken Livingstone to become the new Mayor of London last month, Boris Johnson has withdrawn his predecessor' s legal challenge to the UK Government' s decision to grant planning permission for the £ 250m Thames Gateway desalinisation plant and 9 km pipeline to the northeast of ...
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NewsSevern tidal power study underway
The UK Government' s Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) appointed contractors last month to undertake a Severn tidal power feasibility study which will determine the potential of a tidal energy generator in the Severn Estuary.
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NewsStudents invited to 'Brighten New Brighton'
The multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Royal Haskoning is celebrating the opening of its North West UK regional office in Liverpool and the city' s status this year as the European Capital of Culture by sponsoring a design competition with £ 2,000 going to the student creating the best proposal for a ...
