Ports & Harbours – Page 24
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News‘Transformational’ dredging plan for Port of Setubal
Blue Atlantic Industrial & Logistics Park is welcoming a ‘transformational’ dredging project which will unleash trade and export opportunities in the Port of Setubal, Portugal.
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NewsVibro Lifting Tool drives 6.5m monopile 24 metres
Cape Holland has recently achieved another milestone with its Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) on the Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam.
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NewsUSV shallow water survey for Spanish port
Hydrographic surveying in very shallow water can be very challenging with a high chance of equipment damage and personnel injury reports Dag Pike.
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NewsNYK to build car logistics terminal at Yarimca
The major Turkish company Oyak has set up a joint venture with the Japanese shipping company NYK Line to build a vehicle terminal at the Turkish port of Yarimca reports Dag Pike.
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NewsIrish harbour improvements
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has approved a €27.9m Capital Investment Package for the ongoing development of Ireland’s publicly owned fishery harbour network, Dag Pike reports.
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NewsGermans plough €10 million into Brake Expansion
€10 million are being ploughed into the German North Sea port of Brake this year to keep it competitive, writes Tom Todd.
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News‘Harbour of Things’ takes shape in the port of Antwerp
With an annual freight volume of nearly 9 million TEU the Deurganck dock is by far the main centre of container handling in the port of Antwerp. But this tidal dock on the left bank of the Scheldt is also well on the way to becoming a hotspot for innovation.
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Nidec ASI to supply Shore-to-ship power for Genoa
The Italian multinational Nidec ASI has signed a contract worth 8 million euros with Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea to design and construct a ‘shore-to-ship’ project for the port of Genoa
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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.
