Ports & Harbours – Page 39
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NewsMaking room for the river
A nine year €2.3 billion project in the Netherlands aims to reduce the risk of major flood damage from changing environmental conditions, including rivers having to process increasing levels of rainfall, snow and ice.
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NewsBusy Lerwick gets new deepwater berth
Lerwick Port Authority has a number projects underway, including a common user quay and a new fish landing.
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Groundbreaking at King Abdul Aziz Port
A groundbreaking ceremony has marked the official start of construction of the second container terminal in the King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam.
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NewsImprovisation sees linkspan repair completed
The details of the dramatic bridge collapse at Berth 105 at Southampton Port in September of last year is still being investigated, but a few key points are clear.
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NewsMet mast installed for Rampion Windfarm
The metrological mast for the proposed Rampion Offshore Wind Farm in the English Channel has been installed 13km from the port of Shoreham-on-Sea UK.
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NewsFelixstowe’s fenders for bigger vessels
There’s a growing need for ‘super-sized’ fenders brought about by the global rise in vessel sizes, says Richard Hepworth of Trelleborg Marine Systems.
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NewsSpecialist facility for Portsmouth Harbour
Construction of the £18m specialist marine facility in Portsmouth Harbour for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has now been completed.
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NewsAsia to Europe subsea link to proceed
The first ever high voltage submarine power cable link in Turkey is going ahead, connecting Europe and Asia by crossing the Dardanelles Strait.
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Investigations completed for Port of Liverpool
Coastline Surveys recently completed a geo-environmental investigation on behalf of Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, as part of the Liverpool 2 container terminal development.
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NewsCreeping up on the inside, wave and tidal
Offshore wind will most likely spring to mind when considering marine renewable energy, understandable given the scale of activity throughout Europe.
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NewsRiver Thames should be London’s ‘artery’
Now is the time to show the advantages of using the Thames as an artery across London for heavy lifting and transportation says Chris Livett of Livett’s Launches, adding that there’s plenty of room for it.
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NewsJan De Nul rises to Port Botany challenge
Port Botany’s 63 hectares of land reclamation carried out by Belgian giant Jan de Nul, recently handed over to Sydney Ports Corporation, didn’t just push the envelope but created an entirely new one.
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NewsWalcon Marine sees consistent project flow
Walcon Marine in the UK says it has continued to see a consistent flow of projects from around the UK and overseas as marina operators and harbour authorities continue to invest in their infrastructure through the downturn.
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NewsDutch study water safety in Colombia
Project management, consultancy and engineering service provider Royal HaskoningDHV has been commissioned by NL Agency to study the design of the 18km long Agua Blanca dike near Cali in Colombia.
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NewsPeel Ports names contractor for Liverpool2
Peel Ports has named international property and infrastructure group Lend Lease as principal contractor for Liverpool2, its new £300m deepwater container terminal at the Port of Liverpool.
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NewsWork starts on Europe’s largest coastal reserve
The UK’s Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has officially launched what is said to be Europe’s most ambitious manmade coastal nature project.
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‘Air curtain’ study addresses salinity
Deltares in The Netherlands is to carry out a study designed to optimize the design of a bubble ‘air curtain’ in the Nieuwe Waterweg (‘New Waterway’).
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CIRIA to update scour manual
Structures built in or near rivers and other channels can be vulnerable to scour around their foundations.
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Cowes Harbour Commission plans new breakwater
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) in the UK has provided an update on its plans for an Outer Harbour breakwater, providing East Cowes and Cowes with a true, sheltered harbour.
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NewsTrelleborg fenders for Felixstowe South
Trelleborg Marine Systems has been contracted by Costain to supply fender systems for berths eight and nine, as part of a £300m reconfiguration at Port of Felixstowe in the UK known as the ‘Felixstowe South’ development.
