Ports & Harbours – Page 18
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NewsGB£230m masterplan for decarbonisation
Decarbonisation is at the heart of a GB£230m infrastructure vision that has been unveiled to stimulate sustainable maritime innovation in Orkney.
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NewsMore expansion tipped for Kiel’s Ostuferhafen
Kiel plans to acquire and develop part of a 14 hectare former power plant site to further expand its major Ostuferhafen handling facility, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsMajor berth deepening works completed at Portland
A major project that has been years in the planning and months in the undertaking, has been completed at Portland Port, UK.
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NewsNew North Sea bunkering facility
Associated British Ports (ABP), the owner and operator of the Port of Lowestoft has invested more than £250,000 in the construction of a new fuel bunkering facility.
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NewsVast breakwater model takes whole port indoors
As part of the expansion plans of the port of San Antonio in Chile, a cross-organisational team has presented its final report.
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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.
