Ports & Harbours – Page 39

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    Plans for development at the Port of Cork

    2013-08-14T07:30:00Z

    The Port of Cork Company has outlined plans for potential port development in Ringaskiddy, the first phase in the implementation of the Irish port’s Strategic Development Plan Review.

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    Kishorn paves the way for renewables

    2013-08-14T07:30:00Z

    Kishorn Port has submitted comprehensive plans to develop facilities for the marine renewables industry, built on its previous history in the North Sea oil and gas industry.

  • The substructure is completed for Zeebrugge’s second LNG terminal jetty. Photo: Port of Zeebrugge
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    Further progress for Zeebrugge’s second LNG jetty

    2013-08-13T07:30:00Z

    Foundation work on Zeebrugge’s second LNG jetty is complete, allowing progress with building of the superstructure in a project with one eye on the supplying of LNG as a fuel for shipping.

  • A floating island is planned for Rotterdam’s historic Rijnhaven. Photo: Peter Barker
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    Floating island for Rotterdam’s Rijnhaven

    2013-08-13T07:30:00Z

    KCAP Architects&Planners, Royal HaskoningDHV and project initiator Emergo have presented plans for a floating park in Rotterdam’s Rijnhaven.

  • The proposed Thames Hub looking west, with the new Thames flood barrier beyond. Image: Foster + Partners
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    An airport all at sea, a bonanza for the industry

    2013-08-12T07:30:00Z

    A long running debate about a subject with no connection to the maritime world could have major implications for the marine civil engineering industry with opportunities on a scale not seen for many years.

  • The 46.8m long, 8.85m wide and 20.6m high gate was floated down the canal from Kiel with the aid of tugs and pontoons
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    Hope for solution on troubled Kiel Canal

    2013-08-08T15:42:00Z

    It is now hoped that locks on the Kiel Canal in Brunsbuettel will be “operationally secure” again by year’s end.

  • The cruise ship Eurodam is seen in the Port of Kiel’s new berth
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    New Kiel cruise berth is operational

    2013-08-01T18:09:00Z

    A new berth for cruise ships, which has just begun operation in the north German Baltic Port of Kiel, is part of an ongoing €5.4m expansion programme to boost cargo and passenger handling capacity.

  • News

    New CEDA publication

    2013-07-26T07:30:00Z

    The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has issued the latest in a series of information papers, entitled ‘Ecosystem Services and Dredging and Marine Construction’.

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    More ‘Room for the River’ work for Boskalis

    2013-07-26T07:30:00Z

    Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has been awarded a contract by the Vallei en Veluwe district water board for the construction of the Veessen-Wapenveld high-water channel in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.

  • MoorMaster is a vacuum-based automated mooring technology that eliminates the need for conventional mooring lines
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    Largest ever MoorMaster order in Europe

    2013-07-25T17:54:00Z

    Switzerland headquartered global engineering group Cavotec secured a significant order last week for its MoorMaster automated mooring technology at a new bulk handling application in Norway.

  • The event retains historical coverage of shoreline structures, coastal processes, and design and construction of breakwaters
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    Marine engineering in Edinburgh spotlight

    2013-07-25T07:30:00Z

    The UK’s Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) will host the tenth in its series of ‘Breakwaters’ specialist conferences in Edinburgh on 18-20 September.

  • The expansion project will see the creation of a new deepwater berth
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    Port expansion progress at Cromarty Firth

    2013-07-25T07:30:00Z

    Scotland’s Cromarty Firth Port Authority’s £20m port expansion has taken a major step forward in meeting its 2015 completion target, with ground investigation works now underway.

  • The operators had to be able to depend on the machinery they were using being as close to 100% reliable as possible
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    Tight timing ensures inter-tidal works success

    2013-07-25T07:30:00Z

    Land and Water Services were contracted by Dredging International (part of the LORDI joint venture for the port construction) to complete two phases of the London Gateway Port project.

  • The forecast increase in shipping in the Arctic Ocean due to climate change is a motivating force in the planning for Finna Fjord
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    Iceland and Germany plan new port

    2013-07-18T17:03:00Z

    The authorities in Iceland are developing plans for a new port to be constructed in the north east of the country.

  • A Maersk container ship makes a guest appeareance at the opening of Maasvlakte 2 (POR-Aeroview)
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    Maasvlakte 2 opened to shipping

    2013-07-12T12:01:00Z

    Port of Rotterdam Authority has celebrated the opening of their Maasvlakte 2 port expansion project to shipping, on time and significantly below budget.

  • The towing of a tunnel element in the open sea
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    Fehmarnbelt tunnel contractor list narrows

    2013-07-08T07:30:00Z

    Nine large contractor consortia have prequalified to submit tenders for the four main construction contracts for the fixed tunnel link across the Fehmarnbelt.

  • Marinetek’s pontoon for Oslo was originally designed for the Middle East market
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    World class marina plan for Oslo

    2013-07-05T07:30:00Z

    Helsinki based Marinetek has won a prestigious contract to construct a world class marina in Oslo which will see the first use in Scandinavia of pontoons originally designed for the Middle East market.

  • The new lock gates will be sited inside the existing gates, seen here
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    Milford Docks investment receives go-ahead

    2013-07-04T07:30:00Z

    Contracts have been signed for the installation of new lock gates in Milford Docks, part of Port of Milford Haven’s £7m plus investment programme for the redevelopment of the docks and marina area.

  • A second lease of life with offshore wind could await the Port of Ardersier. Photos: Port of Ardersier
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    Port of Ardersier puts its faith in offshore wind

    2013-07-03T07:30:00Z

    During the 1970’s the Scottish port of Ardersier was a key player in development of North Sea oil and gas and is now planning for another energy related boom to become a manufacturing ‘super-hub’ for offshore wind.

  • Dredging at Shell Europort will allow access for the very largest tankers
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    Rotterdam increases its crude oil capacity

    2013-07-02T07:30:00Z

    Changing trading patterns within the crude oil industry have led to changes in tanker berthing and oil storage arrangements at the Port of Rotterdam.