Ports & Harbours – Page 50
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NewsRotterdam prepares for LNG imports
Work is nearing completion on the Netherlands first LNG import terminal at Rotterdam in a project involving previously reclaimed land being given back to the sea.
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PD ports starts work on Teesport facilities
PD Ports has commenced the ground works at its Teesport container handling facilities on the North East coast, as part of a multi-million pound expansion project.
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NewsSoft sea defence take shape at Maasvlakte 2
The Port of Rotterdam Authority in the Netherlands says around 190m cu/m of sand has now been put in place for the project to form new land which will be protected on its western side by some 6km of dunes.
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ABPmer develops too for marine planners
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has developed a free tool for those marine conservation planners that are running Marxan software in parallel with ESRI ArcGIS 10, the latest upgrade of the popular GIS software suite.
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Kirkcaldy Harbour to re-open
Forth Ports Plc has confirmed that Kirkcaldy Harbour in the UK is to reopen to cargo vessels after more than two decades out of use.
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Maintenance dredging enhances marina
Maintenance dredging of the visitor berths at Sparkes Marina on the south coast of the UK got under way early in March.
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Van Oord wins contract in Azerbaijan
Van Oord in the Netherlands has confirmed that it has signed a contract with the Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan for the new Baku International Sea Trade Port in the Alat settlement in Azerbaijan. The value of the contract is approximately €80m.
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NewsOngoing role for Mott MacDonald at Felixstowe
Mott MacDonald is playing an ongoing role in a project to help manage and protect the coast of Felixstowe in the UK from coastal erosion. The client for the project is Suffolk Coastal District Council.
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NewsReliability is first priority for project
An excavator formed an unusual yet highly effective partnership with a dredging vessel on the Lincolnshire coast in the UK last summer.
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NewsArtificial islands for UAE
Dredging International and affiliate MEDCO have been awarded a contract for the dredging and civil engineering works required to build two artificial ‘energy islands’ for the Satah al-Razboot (SARB) offshore oilfield.
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Kennet & Avon Canal dredging underway
British Waterways in the UK is now several weeks into a £250,000 dredging scheme on the Kennet & Avon Canal.
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New sediment technology for Norway
Biologge AS and AquaBlok Ltd have announced the completion of several different innovative activated carbon based products for sediment capping and in-situ treatment.
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Developer fined
The company behind a luxury yacht marina development in Cornwall in the UK has been ordered to pay more than £600,000 after lying about dredging toxic sediment and dumping it in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
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Jan de Nul wins €1bn in contracts
Belgian dredging and marine civils giant Jan de Nul has secured more than €1bn worth of new projects.
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NewsBuilding with Nature publication launched
Facts About Building with Nature, the latest publication from the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), is now available free of charge online or in print.
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£10,000 boost for Whitby harbour
Whitby Harbour is to benefit from £10,000 worth of lifting equipment after the Marine Management Organisation agreed its application for a grant from the European Fisheries Fund (EFF).
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Habitat creation scheme for Bristol
The Bristol Port Company has contracted ABPmer to lead a team that will design and deliver a habitat creation scheme on the Steart Peninsula.
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NewsTyne contractor Sirius about your waste
Some 250,000 tons of waste material is needed to complete the infilling of one of the Tyne’s historic shipping docks in order to give the area much needed land for economic regeneration.
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NewsHatston Pier will suit renewables to a T
The world’s first commercial wave and tidal leasing round has resulted in 10 Scottish sites being designated for development, so the region has begun to grow its support and service facilities.
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NewsFirm foundations for Bristol
The Bristol Port Company has started the site investigation for the £600m deep sea container terminal in Avonmouth.
