Ports & Harbours – Page 44
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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.
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Key role for Bauer in Bay of Panama
A subsidiary of Bauer group in Germany is playing a key role in the construction of two artificial islands being created using millions of m3 of rock and sand off the densely populated coastline of Panama City.
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NewsStudy of Nicaragua’s ‘second Panama Canal’
A consortium consisting of Royal HaskoningDHV and Ecorys has won a contract to conduct a pre-feasibility study into the construction of a canal through Nicaragua, all the way from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean.
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NewsMore offshore contracts for Jan de Nul
Jan de Nul reports that new projects with a total value of more than €500m have been added to its orderbook in the last month.
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NewsBoskalis acquires port contract in India
Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired a contract with port operator Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) for deepening and widening the port and access channel of JNPT in Mumbai, India.
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New boat on job for German cable project
Braveheart Shipping baptised its Javelin 22.22 Guardian last month and straight after the ceremony the vessel was en route to its first job on the TenneT export cable project.
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NewsChallenging design for new Antwerp HQ
Construction work on Antwerp Port Authority’s new headquarters, which will start in September, will be kept on a tight rein.
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NewsRhine-Danube Canal heads for 20th anniversary
Germany’s historic Rhine-Main-Danube (RMD) Canal, which links two of Europe’s mightiest river complexes and two halves of the European continent, celebrates its 20th anniversary in September.
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NewsAberdeen dredging under way
In July, Aberdeen Harbour Board awarded a £5.2 million contract involving major improvements to the port entrance and for widening and deepening the navigation channel, writes David Foxwell.
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NewsWalcon Marine extends presence in The Netherlands
Walcon Marine, which designs, constructs and installs marinas and berthing facilities, says it has seen a sharp rise in orders from The Netherlands in the first half of 2012, writes David Foxwell.
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NewsHinkley Point jetty decision announced
In July, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK announced that it had approved three applications relating to the development of a jetty at Hinkley Point, Somerset, writes David Foxwell.
