Ports & Harbours – Page 49
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ABP to expand docks at Hull
Associated British Ports is reported to be planning a major expansion of facilities around Hull’s Alexandra Dock in anticipation of becoming a major hub for the offshore windfarm industry.
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Sand Motor information centre opens
Van Oord in the Netherlands reports that on 6 May an information centre for the ‘Sand Motor’ project was due to open in The Hague.
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NewsExcavator forms basis of backhoe dredger in Finland
Rotator Oy, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV’s official dealer in Finland, has supplied Wasa Dredging Ltd with an EX2500-6 excavator as the base machine for a backhoe dredger for the project to deepen Mäntyluoto Pori harbour to 13.5m.
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Heigham Sound dredging plan on hold
The Broads Authority in the UK has been forced to delay plans to dredge Heigham Sound on the Upper Thurne after permission to dispose of the sediment on land next to Candle Dyke was withdrawn by the landowner.
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Boskalis signs contract for Sydney harbour dredging
Sydney Ports Corporation in Canada has signed a contract with a Dutch company, Boskalis, to do dredging work in Sydney harbour.
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NewsAging Queen moves with the times
How would you manage to resolve the needs of an aging quayside structure, an historic dockyard, nearby sites of special scientific interest and the ever increasing ship sizes?
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DMC signs deal with Boskalis
Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) has signed a licence agreement with Royal Boskalis Westminster for the application of Xbloc breakwater armoured units on the breakwater extension at the port of Pointe Noire in Congo-Brazzaville.
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Birse Coastal achieves gold at Considerate Constructors awards
A gold award was presented to the High Knocke to Dymchurch Coast Protection Project Team (a partnership between the Environment Agency, Birse Coastal and Jacobs) at the Considerate Contractors ceremony on 12 April 2011.
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NewsFalmouth project wins local support
More than 1,000 people have signed a petition backing a £20m plan to dredge the entrance to Falmouth harbour to encourage cruise ships to use the port. The plan was blocked by the EU because of fears that dredging could destroy maerl beds.
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Gibraltar’s beaches to be replenished
Beach replenishment works are scheduled to take place at Catalan Bay and Sandy Bay in Gibraltar in the middle of this month in preparation for the forthcoming summer season.
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NewsFast progress at German box terminal
Construction is “moving along fast” and on target at Germany’s €1bn deepwater JadeWeser Container Port (JWP) in Wilhelmshaven, now due to start first phase operation in August next year.
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News€233m lock opens in Bremerhaven
Germany’s new €233m Kaiserschleuse ship lock in Bremerhaven has been inaugerated, giving easier access to car terminals and shipyards on the port’s inner harbours.
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New quay for the Tyne
A £3m West Quay has been built at A&P Tyne’s ship repair and fabrication yard, part of a massive investment programme undertaken by the Group in the past three years.
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NewsFurther harbour work at Ramsgate
Facilities at the south east UK port of Ramsgate are once again being upgraded with the installation of new breakwaters, pontoons and additional dredging work.
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Budget set for the Broads
The Broads Authority in the UK has set its budget for the coming year, taking account of the reductions in its National Park Grant.
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MMO announces findings of independent review of disposal site
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK has announced the findings of an independent review into licensed activities at the Rame Head disposal site near Plymouth.
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£1.9 million funding boost for fishing industry
More than £1.9 million European funding has been approved for the English fishing industry during March 2011.
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Major expansion of the Port of Hanstholm planned
Grontmij | Carl Bro in Denmark has signed a major contract with the Port of Hanstholm for a major expansion of the port.
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NewsDublin Port Company unveils new masterplan
Dublin Port Company has announced the commencement of a wide ranging, public consultation process to devise a masterplan for the long term development of Dublin Port, Ireland’s most important port.
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NewsFirst Minister opens new facility at Port of Peterhead
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond officially opened a new £30m deepwater berth at Peterhead Port on 21 March.
