Ports & Harbours – Page 14
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NewsJetty refurb for new aircraft carriers
The UK’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is investing £64m in a redevelopment of the Northern Ammunition Jetty in Glen Mallan to support the Royal Navy’s surface fleet.
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News“Sensitive” Weser quayside being renewed
Underway in Bremerhaven is the €17.7 million renewal of a run-down North Sea quayside, located at what officials describe as “a sensitive hub” for shipping access to the port, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsCofferdam work commences at major offshore energy site
The development of one of the UK’s leading deep-water offshore energy bases has reached a major new milestone.
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NewsFlow batteries explored for shortsea shipping
A UK port has placed itself at the centre of a revolution in battery technology for shortsea shipping as it seeks novel ways to improve its air quality.
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NewsOffshore wind hub plans for Rosslare gather momentum
Dutch logistics company Xellz has acquired 100.000sqm of land to add to its existing 200.000sqm already secured at the port of Rosslare, Ireland.
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NewsChannel deepening at Vuosaari
Work is due to start almost immediately to deepen the channel and the harbour approaches at the Helsinki port of Vuosaari after the award of a major contract to the Dutch dredging company Boskalis writes Dag Pike.
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NewsNew wharf for the ‘RRS Sir David Attenborough’
A new wharf has been completed on the Sub Antarctic island of South Georgia partially to accommodate the UK’s brand new polar research vessel.
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NewsLifting a 2,500 tonne lock gate
In the Belgian port of Zeebrugge the second lock gate has been lifted and moved from the Pierre Vandamme lock to the inner port for renovation.
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NewsRostock expansion targets bigger ships
The German Baltic seaport Rostock is investing heavily again this year in major terminal and quayside expansion to meet the benefits offered by approach channel deepening set to begin next year, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsParallel motion fender system
Twin parallel motion fenders have just been supplied to Ferry Berth 4 at the Port of Hirtshals, Denmark, helping the port to enhance berthing operations.
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NewsHanstholm expansion nears completion
The Danish fishing Port of Hanstholm’s EUR 55 million expansion plan is set for completion this summer and the expanded port is expected to attract 450 new jobs, but not just in fishing industries.
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NewsNew Kiel cruise terminal is ready - and waiting
The new €10 million Ostseekai Berth 28 cruise handling terminal in the German Baltic port of Kiel is ready for service - but when it will handle its first ship is now anybody’s guess, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsStandby berthing for pilots and tugs
UK gangway and pontoon supplier and installer Walcon Marine has returned to Shoreham Port in south-east England 25 years after it first installed a waiting pontoon to replace it with an all-new facility.
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NewsNew ferries prompt Karlshamn expansion
New larger ferries under construction in China that will operate on the route between Sweden and Lithuania have prompted the authorities at the Swedish port of Karlshamn to expand the facilities for handling ro-ro vessels writes Dag Pike.
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Cork less buoyant
The Port of Cork has reported that the combined total traffic through both the Port of Cork and Bantry Bay Port Company took a dip of 5% from 10.6 million tonnes, to just over 10 million tonnes in 2019.
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New structure allows for bigger ships
A 21.2m wide bulk carrier has successfully travelled through the large lock at Caen-Ouistreham ferry port, with just 60cm to spare on either side, as a result of a new structure for guiding vessels into the locks.
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NewsLochmaddy pier improvement
Upgrade work on the Lochmaddy Pier used for the Calmac ferry service on North Uist, Scotland, is scheduled to start after £10m contract for dredging and construction work was awarded to L&M Keating Ltd. writes Dag Pike.
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Strong Finnish
The Finnish Port of Helsinki has reported strong traffic figures for 2019. A total of 12.2 million ship passengers travelled via Helsinki, which maintained its status as the busiest international passenger port in Europe.
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NewsLNG first for Rostock
The next generation offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’ has been fuelled for the first time with LNG in only the second ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation to take place in Germany.
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NewsCold ironing up and running in major European port
A German port is up and running with the first European onshore power supply via transformers to feed multiple voltages for cruise ships
