Ports & Harbours – Page 25
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NewsRemote controlled harbour dredging
Italian dredging equipment manufacturer Dragflow recently supplied a Remote controlled dredge for a harbour dredging project in Italy’s Marina Sveva.
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NewsAntwerp setting records again
In 2015 for the first time in its history the Belgian port of Antwerp passed the 200 million tonne mark for the volume of freight handled, by a wide margin.
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NewsPile Ring is launched to the UK and Ireland market
Every marine operator and boat owner at some point has experienced problems and challenges associated with safe and secure mooring, changing tides, river levels and conditions.
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Breakwater construction webinar
On March 2nd 2016 UK-based CodaOctopus will be hosting a Breakwater Construction Webinar, free and open to all interested parties. The webinar is aimed at construction companies, design consultancies, operating companies, diving and marine survey companies and any other interested party involved with breakwater construction.
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NewsContainer dock developments at Naples
The design and development of a new container terminal in the port of Naples in Italy has posed considerable challenges because it has been heavily polluted in the past.
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NewsHamburg creates more space for big ships
Already well advanced in the heart of Europe’s second biggest port – Hamburg - are extensive works to improve accessibility and manoeuverability for big container and cruise ships.
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Polish distribution hub
Greencarrier Freight Services has expanded its presence in Poland with the opening of a 1,000 sq m distribution hub in the major port of Szczecin, in the north-west of the country.
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NewsKotug and Becker Marine develop LNG Hybrid Barge for Rotterdam
Kotug and Becker Marine Systems are developing a LNG Hybrid Barge for the port of Rotterdam. The barge acts as a power station driven by gas and is to supply relatively clean power to moored cruise ships, industrial users and even the city of Rotterdam itself.
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NewsWhen one and one equals three
Only a month ago Amsterdam was not a place you would associate with wind construction. However in October crane capacity jumped from 100 tonnes to a massive 1,400 tonnes and 14ha of yard space became available for project cargo.
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NewsThe long view from Blyth
“Typically, we try to keep our operations as diverse as possible. It helps ride the changes,” explained Alan Todd, Blyth’s port director.
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NewsMore canal cash as delays raise hackles
More cash has been approved for improvements on the Kiel Canal as differences simmer over the pace of construction on a new fifth lock in Brunsbüttel at the Elbe end of the waterway.
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NewsBarcelona’s 4000t shiplift
Marina Barcelona 92 (MB 92) has launched the second phase of a major expansion project that began with its new concession put in place late in 2010.
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Venetian cabling
Italian cabling specialist Novacavi has reported that it has been providing continuous support in designing and providing special cables for the MOSE (Experimental Electromechanical Module) project in Venice.
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NewsHamburg completes lock rebuild
The Rugenberger Schleuse, an important central access lock in the Port of Hamburg, is being re-opened to traffic this autumn after being rebuilt as part of a giant port infrastructure development programme lasting until about 2019 and costing about €110 million.
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NewsAdvancing maritime leadership
From 3 – 6 November 2015, Europort, organised in the Netherlands port city of Rotterdam, will again be the meeting place for the international maritime industry.
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NewsPort Radar for a safer maritime domain
Lystrup, Denmark-based Terma is providing three high-resolution Scanter 5102 radars to be deployed in and around the remote Port of Prince Rupert, on Canada’s rugged British Columbia coast.
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NewsVenice Port masterplan
Venice Port Authority has published the international tender for the drafting of the new port masterplan, which will set the basis for the port development up until 2050.
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NewsHarbour clean-ups US-style
US-based pollution control specialist Elastec is manufacturing trash and debris collection boats to skim floating litter from harbours and waterways. Designed to be manoeuvrable in hard to reach areas, the boat has an inverted bow to usher floating refuse into its 98 cubic feet trash basket.
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NewsPredicting port congestion
A new system known as BlipTrack, developed by Denmark-based BLIP Systems, is helping controllers at Europe’s busiest ferry port to reduce bottlenecks and improve vehicle movements by predicting potential traffic congestion on Dover’s (UK) coast bound A20.
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NewsWorldwide green ports partnership
Global marine terminal operators DP World, Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH), APM Terminals, PSA International and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) – five of the world’s largest port operators, and joined by the Port of Rotterdam Authority (PRA), have launched the first ever joint industry initiative of this magnitude to ...
