Ports & Harbours – Page 42
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Iv-Groep wins prize for lock gates
Iv-Groep in The Netherlands won an InfraTech Innovation Prize in the Applied Innovation category for its work on the new lock gates for the Panama Canal.
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NewsCIRIA to update waterfront walls publication
The Construction Industry Research & Information Association (IRIA) in the UK is planning to update the publication, ‘Old Waterfront Walls – management, maintenance and rehabilitation’ (1992).
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NewsSediment surveys underpin top trading year
Geomarine consultant Partrac has reported a busy 2012 as it enters its 10th year of trading.
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Plans for world’s longest floating bridge
Construction of what would be the world’s longest combined floating/cable-stayed bridge is being proposed in Trondheim, Norway.
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Public consultation launched on Exe Estuary
The Environment Agency in the UK is launching a public consultation on future plans for managing tidal flood risk and coastal erosion around the shores of the Exe Estuary.
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Construction starts on Waasland canal berths
Construction work has started on a new 645m quay at the head of the Waasland canal, in the Antwerp port area on the left bank.
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NewsRampion wind farm responds to ‘concerns’
The proposal for the Rampion offshore wind farm in the English Channel has been withdrawn after energy company E.On said that the development proposal needed more work before it went before the Planning Inspectorate.
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Gateways to efficiency
Finland based Cargotec is helping emerging ports in Brazil develop land-side efficiency at an increasing rate.
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NewsRiver transport begets Blackfriars transformation
A transformation that many Londoners have been looking at with interest is the Blackfriars Bridge and Network Rail redevelopment, but even those watching may have underestimated the pivotal role of the River Thames.
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Highs and lows for mooring system
A specially adapted automated mooring system will certainly be facing both highs and lows.
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NewsA gripping tale of pontoon performance
A pontoon deck made of fibreglass grating serves the RNLI well. It has been almost unaffected by a decade and a half of weather and heavy use on sites such as Weymouth, East Dunmore and Fenit in the UK.
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NewsWhen cheap isn’t cheerful
Fenders containing high levels of recycled rubber are a poor substitute for the genuine article, Richard Hepworth of Trelleborg Marine Systems tells Maritime Journal, despite labels saying PIANC approved.
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NewsNovel fender design promises increased capability
Existing berthing structures can be strained by an increasing vessel deadweight, but a new idea might give a longer life to older quays.
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NewsSimple and cost effective marina plan
The recently opened 250 berth inland marina at Caen Hill in Wiltshire UK for Land & Water Services was a large scale project, but one that needed to be kept simple.
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NewsFirst purpose-built marina in East Africa
Walcon Marine in the UK has been awarded a contract to design, build and install the first purpose-built yacht marina on the East coast of Africa.
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Aarsleff wins Stockholm deal
Per Aarsleff has entered into an agreement with City of Stockholm, Exploitation Office and Ports of Stockholm for the construction of new harbour structures in the Värtahamnen area, which is part of the Port of Stockholm.
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Sri Lankan port handed over by MT Højgaard
MT Højgaard has completed the construction of a commercial and fishing port at Oluvil, Sri Lanka. The project was handed over at the end of 2012.
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Deltares to develop Master Plan for Beira
Deltares in The Netherlands is to join forces with the engineering firm Witteveen en Bos to develop the ‘2035 Master Plan’ for the harbour of Beira in Mozambique.
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Antwerp starts next stage of world’s largest lock
Mid-November 2012 saw Hilde Crevits, the Flemish Minister of Transport & Public Works, officially launch the next stage of the Deurganckdocklock project at the Port of Antwerp in Belgium.
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ABP receives dredging licence for Southampton
Associated British Ports (ABP) has received the necessary marine licence to carry out a key component of its dredging programme in the Port of Southampton, further improving marine access for large container vessels.
