Ports & Harbours – Page 54
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NewsBrake second berth expansion under way
The small German port of Brake on the Lower Weser is taking advantage of a financing cooperation contract with local interests and the current economic situation to invest in a second berth at its new Niedersachsenkai.
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NewsSize matters for Oresund
An expansion by Oresund DryDocks AB is underway, following an acquisition that has given the company around 170,000 square metres of land to help meet the coming growth – not just in demand, but in vessel size as well.
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NewsStone columns for caisson quaywalls at Algeciras
Marine ground improvement specialist Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE) and their Spanish joint venture partner Geocisa have completed the final phase of work on the Spanish port of Algeciras.
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NewsNew approach sees iicorr save Mallaig Harbour £100,000
Specially designed cantilever brackets have saved a Scottish harbour authority almost a fifth of its project costs by reducing diving time by around eight weeks.
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NewsWetland created by London Gateway project
The UK’s coastline is being changed to create a new wildlife reserve as part of the London Gateway port and logistics park being developed in the Thames Estuary.
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NewsMarine works facilitate Southampton terminal upgrade
DP World Southampton is upgrading its shipside capabilities by deepening its container berths and purchasing further ship to shore cranes. It’s a much needed addition to the port’s capabilities, as vessels continue their relentless increase in size.
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New publication from IADC
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has published a new publication, Facts About Environmental Monitoring, which is available free of charge online and in print.
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ABPMer focuses on marine planning
ABP Marine Environmental Research Limited (ABPmer) has launched a new website dedicated to marine planning practice at: www.abpmer.net/marine-planning.
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Council unveils plan to develop Caernarfon Dock
Gwynedd Council in Wales has unveiled a project to expand Caernarfon’s Victoria Dock, creating berths for 45 vessels.
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Six cutter suction dredgers at work on ADNOC project
DEME in Belgium says it currently has a total of six cutter suction dredgers working together in Abu Dhabi on the Ruwais site for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
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NewsEIA for world’s largest windfarm completed
DHI Group in Denmark says it recently completed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for what will be the world’s largest wind farm when completed.
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Eredene Capital wins Indian project
UK based Eredene Capital Plc has won a bid to build and operate the container terminal at Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu in India. The estimated project cost of the Ennore Container Terminal is £207m.
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PD Ports confirms investment in Teesport
PD Ports has announced that it will channel significant investment into the first phase of expansion plans at Teesport in the UK, which will potentially involve some £29m of total investment.
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Durban Harbour project wins award
The South African Institution of Civil Engineering at Durban in South Africa has awarded Mott MacDonald of the UK its ‘Most Outstanding Civil Engineering Project Award’ for the widening of the entrance to Durban Harbour.
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DEME/Boskalis joint venture wins work in Mexico
Belgian dredging company DEME and Dutch dredging company Boskalis have been awarded an important contract in Mexico.
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NewsWalcon completes wind farm facility at Buxton Bight
Walcon Marine in the UK says work on the new Outer Harbour at Buxton’s Bight at Wells-next-the-Sea on the coast of Norfolk was recently completed.
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NewsEmden plans new deepwater port
More than 20 years after it gave up on a new port in the Dollart Hafen, the north German port city of Emden is reviving plans for an additional port.
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NewsComplex considerations for Maltese breakwater project
Malta, explains Nigel West of ABPMer, has an enormous strategic importance for the marine industry, and consequently an equally large maritime built environment. This in itself generates a background complexity for marine structures in the area, and Marsaxlokk fishing village is no exception.
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Concrete evidence that change is needed
The use of concrete in maritime engineering – a good practice manual (C674) will be launched on 8 July 2010 in London by the Construction Industry Research & Information Association (CIRIA).
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Belgian Prince visits DEME project in Brazil
Prince Filip of Belgium recently visited a remediation project being executed by DEME subsidiary DEC during his visit to Brazil on behalf of Flanders Investment & Trade.
