Ports & Harbours – Page 31
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NewsPorts of Jersey modernisation sees first Frequentis VTS in U.K.
Ports of Jersey has selected Austrian-headquartered Frequentis to modernise its existing control centre systems, through an integrated communication system, a ten-year maintenance contract and the first Frequentis implementation of a vessel traffic service (VTS) in U.K. waters.
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NewsDutch port tax appeal
The Port of Rotterdam Authority, together with the Amsterdam Port Authority, Groningen Seaports, the Moederdijk Port Authority, the Port of Den Helder and Zeeland Seaports, is appealing against the decision of the European Commission which states that Dutch sea ports must pay corporation tax from 1 January 2017.
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ChainPORT Hamburg
As host of the IAPH World Ports Conference in 2015, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has implemented numerous innovative pilot projects as part of the SmartPORT concept. Based on these experiences, an international network between ports called ‘ChainPORT is being initiated.
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NewsPump for hazardous harbour dredging
Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered DOP submersible dredge pumps to many dredging contractors around the world. An interesting project is currently being undertaken by the Dutch contractor Martens & Van Oord in Cadzand, the Netherlands. The project has quite a challenge in store – unexploded ordnance (UXO).
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NewsNew grain terminal at Yuzhnyi
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and American company Cargill have formed a joint venture to develop a new grain terminal at the Ukrainian port of Yuzhny on the Black Sea coast.
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NewsPump house power
Medium-scale Spanish wind turbine manufacturer, Norvento, has begun construction on a 200kW twin turbine site at Shoreham Port on the UK’s South Coast.
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NewsRostock rebuilds strategic Cruise Pier 7
Being completed by April in the east German Baltic port of Rostock is the nine-month rebuilding of Pier 7, a facility seen as strategically essential for the future of the port’s Warnemünde Cruise Centre and its booming cruise shipping business.
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NewsFirst pair of icebreakers enter Hamburg service
Two new multi-purpose, eco-friendly icebreakers have gone into service in Germany’s biggest seaport, Hamburg, and will be followed by an even bigger pair of all-rounders later this year.
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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.
