Ports & Harbours – Page 48

  • The new licensing system will accelerate the approval process for projects such as dredging.
    News

    New IT system will support marine licensing process

    2011-07-13T09:00:00Z

    IT company Fivium and the UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) have successfully delivered a fully centralised system to handle the processing of new marine licences.

  • TTS Port Equipment’s linkspan design for Belfast.
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    New gangway and mooring system for Belfast

    2011-06-26T13:00:00Z

    Ferry operator Stena Line UK has placed an order with TTS Port Equipment for the construction and installation of a passenger gangway and semi-automatic mooring system for its Belfast terminal.

  • The experience gained on BritNed will benefit the participants on other major interconnectors and offshore renewable energy projects they are working on.
    News

    BritNed Interconnector goes into operation

    2011-06-26T10:00:00Z

    Intertek METOC has completed its involvement in the BritNed Interconnector project, which went into operation on 1 April 2011.

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    ABPmer to value the marine estate and UK seas - by David Foxwell

    2011-06-25T16:00:00Z

    ABPmer and Economics for the Environment Consultancy (eftec) have been appointed by The Crown Estate to undertake a groundbreaking study to prepare an ecosystem services valuation for the Marine Estate and wider activities that occur within UK Seas.

  • An artist’s impression of the Ro-Ro project to be constructed at Grimsby.
    News

    Grimsby gets approval for dedicated Ro-Ro

    2011-06-25T12:30:00Z

    Car trade through the Port of Grimsby looks set to prosper as Associated British Ports’ (ABP) planning application to develop a dedicated two berth Ro-Ro riverside terminal has been approved.

  • The KRONUS with Mobile Walkway Module was uniquely designed for the Port of Baltimore.
    News

    TEAM debuts boarding bridge in Baltimore

    2011-06-25T10:00:00Z

    Barcelona based TEAM, which designs and manufactures Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs) for cruise and ferry terminals, has debuted its innovative KRONUS Passenger Boarding Bridge at the Port of Baltimore USA.

  • Water and environmental issues were resolved at Melbourne by making use of the contractor’s expertise.
    News

    Breaking the barriers to cooperation

    2011-06-24T17:00:00Z

    Clear communication and trust between clients and potential contractors can make or break major infrastructure projects.

  • An interior view of one of the RNLI’s two new floating boathouses.
    News

    Two new boathouses floated for RNLI

    2011-06-24T14:00:00Z

    Southampton UK based pontoon systems specialist Intermarine has just completed two new floating boathouses for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) at its lifeboat stations at Brighton and Burnham-on-Crouch.

  • The Western Quay at North Shields has been completely refurbished.
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    Acclaim for EU funded engineering work

    2011-06-23T16:59:00Z

    The transformation of the Western Quay at North Shields in the northeast of the UK has won a prestigious civil engineering award.

  • Haven Seajack 2
    News

    Work starts on London's super sewer

    2011-06-23T16:57:00Z

    The Thames Tunnel project in London, now in the preliminary stages of site investigation, will be one of the biggest civil engineering projects in the UK.

  • The lock design of the expanded Panama Canal is aimed at conserving resources.
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    Anniversary canal locks in water savings

    2011-06-23T16:55:00Z

    For its 100 year anniversary in 2014, the Panama Canal Authority is modernizing and expanding the canal between the Atlantic and Pacific.

  • The Waterhammer addresses the technical difficulties facing traditional hydraulics at extreme depths
    News

    Waterhammer helps IHC pile into renewables

    2011-06-23T13:15:00Z

    A new kind of pile driver has been developed for use at depths up to 3,000m and will be quite literally underpinning a number of offshore wind energy projects.

  • Wismar’s new berth provides 140m alongside and a 1.6 hectare handling and stowage area.
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    Wismar ups clout with new facilities

    2011-06-23T10:26:00Z

    The German Baltic port of Wismar has inaugurated a rebuilt berth for big ships and at the same time put rail track links to two other berths into operation to complete rail access to all of its 16 quayside facilities.

  • About €170m in public money and more than €100m in private investment cash has been ploughed into transforming Cuxport into a base for multi-purpose cargo handling and offshore operations. Photo: Hamburg Hafen
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    Cuxport pushes location advantages

    2011-06-13T12:48:00Z

    Another €200m is expected to be ploughed in to further expand the Cuxhaven deepwater facility’s already significant role as a multi-purpose logistics and offshore centre.

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    UTEC Survey wins Port Hedland contact - by David Foxwell

    2011-06-03T13:45:00Z

    Port Hedland Port Authority in Australia awarded UTEC Survey Australia Pty Ltd of Perth a contract to provide bathymetric survey services to the Port Authority''s channel and harbour capital dredging campaign. The survey work is being carried out offshore Port Hedland in North West Australia.

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    Dublin Port Company renews attempt to obtain permission to reclaim land

    2011-06-02T11:45:00Z

    Dublin Port Company has renewed its attempt to reclaim land from Dublin Bay to cope with a projected doubling of trade by 2040.

  • CSCL Star seen in Hamburg, the biggest boxship ever on the Elbe. Photo: Hettchen
    News

    Warnings as Elbe deepening plans firm up

    2011-06-02T10:19:00Z

    Freight forwarders in Germany’s biggest port, Hamburg, have joined a long line of maritime interests warning that if long planned deepening of the Elbe does not come soon, big container ships will move to rival ports.

  • News

    FoundOcean wins contract for Walney wind farm

    2011-06-01T15:00:00Z

    FoundOcean has been awarded an offshore grouting contract for the Walney offshore windfarm (OWF) phase 2 substation installation. The installation is being undertaken by Volker Staal en Funderingen BV.

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    ABPmer provides consultancy to Alderney Commission

    2011-05-31T16:00:00Z

    ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has been commissioned by the Alderney Commission for Renewable Energy (ACRE) to provide independent advice on the Environmental Statement relating to a current marine renewable energy development proposal in Alderney waters.

  • News

    Europeans win Gladstone Ports Corporation contract

    2011-05-30T15:30:00Z

    Subsidiaries of Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord and Dredging International in Belgium have been awarded a second contract for the Western Basin Main Works Dredging at the Port of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia.