Ports & Harbours – Page 24
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NewsFurther funding for decommissioning activities at Kishorn
Kishorn Port, Scotland, UK has secured supplementary funding from the Scottish Government’s Decommissioning Challenge Fund (DCF), allowing the operators, Kishorn Port Ltd (KPL) to extend the scope of works for their DCF approved project, to help establish Scotland as a global centre of excellence in decommissioning.
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NewsMajor investment in Gdansk
The Port of Gdansk Authority is planning to spend around €1.76 billion in the improvement and development of facilities at this Polish port over the next 5 years, reports Dag Pike.
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NewsConstruction of land-based LNG facility under way at the Port of Gothenburg
Construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility is now under way at the Port of Gothenburg. The facility will open up new opportunities for LNG-fuelled ships that call at the Gothenburg Energy Port. It will become fully operational during 2018.
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NewsPortugal’s Blue Atlantic releases 800m quay plan for Setubal
Portuguese company Blue Atlantic has released new plans for an 800metre quay to berth two Panamax vessels. The 96-hectare site for sale in what is described as ‘one of Europe’s leading maritime industrial zones’ is being primed for maritime, ports and logistics investors targeting the Iberian Peninsula and mainland Europe.
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NewsHarbour development visitor centre
Aberdeen Harbour Board and Dragados UK, the principal contractor for the Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Project, have opened a Harbour Expansion Visitor Centre, where schools, community groups, organisations and members of the public can gain insight into the construction of the landmark £350 million development.
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NewsKanal Istanbul could go ahead at last
Proposals to build a canal across the spit of land that divides the Black Sea from the Sea of Marmara have been on the drawing board for many years. The canal is aimed at by-passing the Straits of Bosphorus and to reduce the delays for shipping on this busy route.
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NewsTen year lock revamp completed in Emden
More than a decade after it was closed for renovation and expansion, the Nesserlander Schleuse - one of the two locks linking the busy German port of Emden with the sea - is finally open to shipping again.
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NewsPort of Teignmouth celebrates highest tonnage levels in a decade
ABP’s Port of Teignmouth, Devon, UK has reported 2017 as a record-breaking year, which saw the port handle its highest tonnage of cargo since 2008.
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News£12million in the bank for Port of Blyth expansion
The port of Blyth, UK has announced a new £12million banking facility with Lloyds Bank that will enable the next phase in its rapid expansion.
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NewsDemand increases for clever modular pontoon system
Italy’s Ingemar Group has developed a new modular system to build extra-large barriers and maxi-size floating pontoons which could play a key role in the coastal development of many emerging countries.
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NewsBarge quay improvements at Antwerp
Barge operators not only require well-equipped service quays, they also need holding berths where they can moor for a rest or while they are waiting for the next job. The increasing volume of barge freight in the port of Antwerp over the past few years has led to a greater ...
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NewsHarbour crane investment at Emden
The German port handling company EPAS recently received two new Liebherr mobile harbour cranes type LHM 420. Both cranes together can handle up to 248 tonnes in tandem lift operation. The two devices will further improve the logistic process at the Nordkai terminal in Emden, Germany.
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NewsPremier Marinas chooses solar for energy needs
Premier Marinas in the UK has turned to the potential benefits of solar power to support its immediate and future energy needs.
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NewsNew Ro-Ro facility at Polarbase
Norway’s NorSea Group has revealed plans to construct a new roll-on/roll-off facility at its Polarbase supply facility located at Hammerfest in the far north of Norway. This project is being developed in conjunction with the port authority at Hammerfest and it is designed to improve the flow of cargoes through ...
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NewsManaging risk in port developments
According to Peter Lyall of maritime consultants and Global Maritime subsidiary Eagle Lyon Pope, the ports sector is undergoing major changes as it faces a highly competitive economic environment and ongoing global challenges.
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NewsMammoth find uncovered at Dover Docks project
A team working on a construction project at the UK’s Port of Dover has uncovered a fossilised mammoth tooth while excavating the Wellington Dock Navigation Channel.
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NewsPoole quay development near completion
Construction work is close to completion on Poole Harbour’s GB£10m development South Quay.
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NewsOvernight innovation solving port-related issues
How can keeping 80 or so people up all night help solve practical, port-related issues like dredging prediction? The answer: hold a hackathon.
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NewsStrategic European lock marks 40 years
One of the biggest and most efficient river locks in Europe - the Schleuse Iffezheim on the Rhine in Germany - is 40 years old this year and officials say that without it Switzerland and parts of France would be unreachable by waterway.
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NewsOffshore hub Cuxhaven adds new berths
The rapidly expanding German Bight port of Cuxhaven has put two more offshore-oriented ship handling berths into operation, started expansion work on another and remains on track to complete a big combined berth and multi-purpose handling facility next year.
