Ports & Harbours – Page 34
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NewsCaisson tow completed
Holyhead Towing (UK) have recently completed a contract to tow a 4,000 tonne reinforced concrete caisson from the Inchgreen drydock in Greenock where it was built by RJ McLeod (contractors) for Ullapool Harbour Trust.
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NewsNew floating dock for Melita Marine Group
In order to improve their capacity, Melita Marine Group of Malta has purchased a new floating dock with 5,000 tonnes lifting capacity, an overall length of 102 metres, an inside width 20 metres and draft over keel blocks of 6 metres.
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NewsPorto investment
Spanish marine infrastructure specialist ADELTE, formerly known as TEAM has won a contract to install a sophisticated boarding bridge at the new cruise terminal in Leixões near Porto, Portugal.
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NewsHamburg’s CC3 keeps pace with big cruise demand
Construction is now underway in Hamburg on a third cruise ship terminal – this one designed to handle the biggest vessels afloat and turn round 6-8,000 passengers at a time.
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NewsCosts soar on delayed Emden lock project
Technical and legal complications have further delayed completion of the long-planned renovation of the port of Emden’s Nesserlander Lock until 2017 and also “significantly” increased the estimated cost of the project.
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NewsRiver rail bridge refurb rolls on
The refurbishment of Battersea Rail Bridge over the Thames has overrun due to several unforeseen factors, writes Graeme Ewens
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NewsSeptember start for Kiel Canal lock project
Construction of the badly needed fifth lock in Brunsbuettel on the Kiel Canal is expected to start in earnest in September after Berlin Government approval was given for costs totalling €485 million.
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Game-changing wind foundation
The world’s first Seatower Cranefree Gravity foundation will be deployed at the Fécamp offshore windfarm in the English Channel, 13km off the coast of Normandy.
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NewsDutch companies plan flood protection for Jakarta
During a recent trade mission to Indonesia, Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, Melanie Schultz van Haegen presented a masterplan offering a long-term solution to flooding in North Jakarta.
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ARCADIS win two port contracts in Brazil
Dutch consultancy firm ARCADIS has signed two large contracts to project manage a new port terminal in Säo Luis in north eastern Brazil for a global mining company based in the country.
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NewsFelixstowe expansion gets into full-swing
The UK port of Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port is set to get even bigger as work commences to extend one of its berths.
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NewsSuperyacht puts on weight send in the dredgers
Jenkins Marine has taken part in an unusual dredging operation in Portsmouth to aid the return to the water of a superyacht which put on extra weight following modifications.
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Drones monitor shoreline in Italy
Danish water environment consultants DHI Group are providing modelling software for a project using an airborne drone to monitor sea state conditions on a stretch of beach in Italy.
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UK flood repairs get under way
Land and Water Services Ltd have commenced dredging work on the River Parrett in Somerset as part of the UK’s response to recent flooding events.
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Cromarty Firth expansion gets underway
Dredging vessels and tugs have started to arrive as the Port of Cromarty Firth’s £25m port expansion programme prepares to get under way at Invergordon.
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NewsUK canals and rivers benefit from major investment
The Canal & River Trust have outlined plans to invest over £85m in major engineering projects, waterways maintenance and customer service over the course of the 2014/15 financial year.
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Mott MacDonald wins design role at Gdansk
Deepwater Container Terminal Gdansk have appointed Mott MacDonald to carry out construction design services for the Polish port’s new €160m quay.
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NewsHamburg speeds up container terminal improvements
The Port of Hamburg is taking measures to improve the traffic situation at its largest container terminal Burchardkai (CTB).
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NewsAdelte bridges the gap at more terminals
Barcelona-based Adelte is to supply 11 Seaport Passenger Boarding Bridges (SPBBs) for cruise and ferry terminals, which when installed, will see the company reach a major milestone of 100 commissioned installations.
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NewsUK’s flood defences receive a health check
The Environment Agency (EA) has completed a health check on the UK’s flood defences following the wettest winter on record.
