Ports & Harbours – Page 67
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NewsVacuum based mooring trials during monsoon
Oman' s Port of Salalah has worked closely with Cavotec MoorMaster in implementing a vacuum based mooring system that allows for safe and swift mooring of ships of all sizes at the APM Terminals container facility at the Port.
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NewsEco-port proposal for Menorca marina
Spanish marina builder Ronautica has recently delivered a tender proposal to the Balearic Port Authority for an ecological, self sufficient port based on renewable energies.
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NewsPrescott Lock progresses towards Olympic construction
Work is progressing in East London on the first piece of infrastructure for the 2012 Olympics. Civil engineering contractor Volker Stevin is undertaking works at Prescott Lock at the gateway to Olympic Park.
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NewsFirst pile for new quay at IHC Krimpen Shipyard
The councillor for spatial planning at Krimpen aan den IJssel in the Netherlands drove the first pile last month for the new completion quay at IHC Krimpen Shipyard. The ceremony launched a major construction project at the yard.
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NewsFirst 'Eco Xbloc' produced
Delta Marine Consultants (DMC), the company behind the Xbloc armoured unit used in shore defence projects, is developing a new environmentally friendly version of the Xbloc, which it has dubbed the ‘ Eco Xbloc.&rsquo
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Grontmij Carl Bro renovates ferry route
Working in collaboration with shipping company Erria, Grontmij Carl Bro has been awarded a contract for the renovation of a ferry route on the world’ s largest artificiallycreated lake, Lake Volta in Ghana.
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NewsReplenishing the beach at Felixstowe
Coastal defence work has started to replenish the beach and construct a series of groynes at Felixstowe Beach in Suffolk UK.
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NewsNew synthetic decking for marina construction
Hamble UK based Solent Marine has become the exclusive worldwide supplier of SolDeck, a new synthetic decking which offers marinas a number of advantages over other systems.
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NewsFourth cruise terminal for Southampton
Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton has awarded a multi-million pound building contract for its fourth cruise terminal to Dean & Dyball, the Hampshire UK based multi-disciplinary contractor.
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NewsSingapore success for Seawork exhibitor
Proving popular at a number of international exhibitions, returning Seawork exhibitor VersaDock has received an order from the organisers of Boat Show Asia 2008 for 300 m2 of VersaDock to not only create a floating stage but also to extend the display and visitor space available at this year’ s ...
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NewsEnvironmental oil bridging the gaps
The ABP Port of Southampton has recently installed new ship to shore walkways at the Port’ s City Cruise Terminal.
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NewsCardiff Bay Gets a Coastline
Following a competitive tendering exercise UK based Coastline Surveys Limited have been awarded a two year survey contract to undertake monthly surveys of the Cardiff Bay, the Barrage, Inner and Outer Harbours and Approaches and parts of the Rivers Taff and Ely. The waters are managed by Cardiff Harbour Authority ...
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NewsLong distance dredging makes marina work
A new development at the UK' s Plymouth Marina has involved the construction of a boat launching facility to move craft directly from the storage yard into the estuary below.
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NewsWork underway on Hamburg Port bridge
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has begun construction works for a new bridge over the Rethe canal.
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NewsTTS revamps Stena linkspans
TTS has carried out a major upgrade project to extend the life of access ramps serving a Stena Line route.
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Broads Forum welcomes coast defence commitment
The Broads Forum has welcomed a commitment by the Environment Agency in the UK to continue to maintain the defences of The Norfolk Broads for at least the next 50 years.
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NewsDHV in The Netherlands has been commissioned to carry out the Caofeidian coastal development project in China.
The Dutch engineering consultancy DHV has been commissioned, together with the Chinese planning institute Qinghua and the Arup consultancy from the UK, to carry out a prestigious coastal and urban development project in China.
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NewsNew Rhine terminal is first of its kind
Europe’ s first container terminal to be built inland entirely for operation by global shipping majors has been completed and inaugurated in Europe’ s biggest inland port, Duisburg, after construction costing around € 20m.
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NewsDelayed JadeWeser Port construction underway at last
Construction work is beginning this month on one of the most prestigious port civil engineering projects ever undertaken in Germany, the planned € 1bn JadeWeser deepwater container facility in Wilhelmshaven.
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NewsGreat Yarmouth Outer Harbour Progressing Well
The developers for the new Outer Harbour at Great Yarmouth in the UK say construction is progressing well on the new north breakwater, with approximately 550m completed.
