Ports & Harbours – Page 70
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NewsFirst Xbloc Project in Europe Completed
The first project in Europe to make use of the Xbloc interlocking armoured sea defence unit has recently been completed.
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NewsJoint Venture Wins Transnet Contract
South African construction company Group Five has won 1.8bn Rand contract from Transnet to widen Durban’ s existing harnour by 100m and to increase the depth by 6m.
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Safer Shipping by Predicting Sand Wave Behaviour
Dutch researcher Joris van den Berg has developed a mathematical model to predict the movement of sand waves. Sand waves are formed by an interaction between the tidal current and sand.
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DP World to Upgrade Terminal in Fujairah
Port operator DP World reportedly plans to invest in the Port of Fujairah to make it suitable for larger container ships.
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NewsFirst Piles Driven for Burchardkai Expansion
Work is now well underway on a new container ship berth which is part of a ¢ 660m project by HHLA to double the capacity of Hamburg''s biggest box facility, the Burchardkai Container Terminal (BCT).
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NewsLimpet Dam Enables Lock Gate Repair
Nuttall group company John Martin has been using their limpet dam technology to enable repair work on the pintles of Gladstone Lock gates, the important lock system that gives access to the Port of Liverpool.
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NewsHarwich International Port Relocates Berthing Pontoon
In order to accommodate the recently extended Stena Line ro-pax ''Stena Britannica'' (MJ April) and near sister vessel ''Stena Hollandica'', which serve the Hook of Holland route twice daily, Harwich International Port has moved the berthing pontoon at their dedicated berth by 25m to the east of its previous location.
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NewsSeawork Exhibitor Enables Marina Expansion
The growth surge in leisure boating saw Dun Laoghaire Marina open on the south side of Dublin Bay in March of 2001 with berthing for 500 vessels. Piling works are underway for an extension which will see berths in place for 800 vessels.
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NewsWave Dragon Will Fire Marine Construction
Wave energy developer Wave Dragon Ltd has taken the first major step towards deploying the world''s largest Wave Energy Converter (WEC) by submitting their Environmental Impact Statement.
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NewsDutch DBF Terminal Heads for First-Phase Completion
Construction of the quay wall and filling-in at Rotterdam''s new Delta Barge Feeder (DBF) Terminal at Maasvlakte has been reported all but completed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and terminal operator ECT.
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NewsLaunch of New Cruise Facility Pontoons
The construction of the massive reinforced concrete pontoons for the new cruise liner facility outside the Three Graces in Liverpool, the historic home of the British cruise industry, are now nearing completion.
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NewsConstruction Row Clouds JadeWeser Project
A top level row over who will build Germany''s billion Euro deepwater JadeWeser Port (JWP) in Wilhelmshaven is threatening to delay a start of construction to late summer.
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NewsHopes Raised for Irish Marine Works
Ireland''s Minister for Labour Affairs and Clare T.S., Tony Killeen has expressed optimism that the County''s piers and harbours will benefit under a new CLAR scheme.
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NewsKiel Terminal Coordination is 'Technical Masterpiece'
The German Baltic seaport of Kiel has completed a ¢ 28.5m Cruise Centre which officials say is one of the most efficient in northern Europe.
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NewsFos 2XL Construction Starts in September
The Port of Marseilles Authority (PMA) awarded the main construction contract for its Fos 2XL container terminal development.
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NewsNew Lock to Serve Olympics Site
British Waterways has commissioned the building of a new lock and water control structure on the Prescott Channel in the Bow Back Rivers of east London.
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News£35m Terminal Construction Underway at BelfastAn artist's impression of the new Belfast terminal, which is due to be operational for summer 2008.
The Port of Belfast has begun work on a new £ 35m Stena Line ferry terminal which will cut journey times as it literally brings the Port closer for those travelling from Scotland.
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NewsPier Renovation Sped by Robotic Cutter
A hydrodemolition robot from Sweden''s Aquajet Systems AB is helping Triton Marine Construction to achieve impressive production rates in the removal of spalled concrete from two piers at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii USA.
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Partnership Approved for Coastal Defence Works
A joint venture between Westminster Dredging and Dean & Dyball Construction has secured a place on the UK Environment Agency''s National Contractors Framework 2 (NCF2) with regard to the development and construction of coastal defence schemes on a national basis.
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Czechs Fund New Elbe Shipping Channel
Sweden based construction group Skanska has won a contract to construct a shipping channel in the Czech Republic.
