Ports & Harbours – Page 59
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Major milestone for Lincshore project
More than 400,000m3 of sand has been pumped on to the Lincolnshire coastline in the UK to help protect homes and businesses from flooding. Over the past three months, a dredger has been used to raise beach levels on a 20km (12.5 mile) stretch between Mablethorpe and Skegness.
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Study examines shore-parallel breakwaters
Segmented shore-parallel breakwaters (SSPBs) have been widely used in the UK and abroad to protect coasts from flood and erosion.
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Bristol Port Company appoints contractors for new terminal
The Bristol Port Company has progressed to the next stage in building its new Deep Sea Container Terminal by appointing specialist maritime engineers to carry out detailed site investigation work.
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Van Oord wins ADNOC contract
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded the Das Island reclamation and shore protection contract to Van Oord. The contract is valued at approximately €200m. Execution of the project was due to start at the end of October and is scheduled for completion in December 2011.
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NewsPeterhead’s deepwater quay opens on time and on budget
Peterhead Port Authority’s new all weather deepwater Smith Embankment quay has opened for business, on time and within budget.
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NewsSpectacular progress at London Gateway - by Jack Gaston
Early in October the UK Government’s Business Secretary, Dr Vince Cable, visited the site of the London Gateway deepsea port and logistics park, in the Thames estuary, to meet construction workers and the press.
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Jan de Nul low bidder for lock on River Meuse
Belgian dredging and marine civils contractor Jan De Nul says it is the lowest bidder for the construction of a new lock in Ivoz-Ramet on the river Meuse, upstream from Liège.
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Research examines sediment flow and behaviour of rivers
Flood disasters in many parts of the world have brought into sharp focus new research spearheaded by the University of Leicester on the behaviour of rivers during periods of high flow. Using an innovative combination of techniques, the researchers aim to examine precisely how the flow of river water affects ...
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Mott MacDonald in ‘Room for the River’ project
Mott MacDonald in the UK has been appointed by the Rijkswaterstaat in The Netherlands to provide technical and spatial management for two ''Room for the River'' projects on the Rhine river basin.
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Antwerp Port invests €1.6bn
The board of directors of Antwerp Port Authority in Belgium has approved the long term financial plan (2011-2025), representing an amount of €1.6bn.
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Maasvlakte 2 Project Organisation cooperation agreement
The Maasvlakte 2 Project Organisation in The Netherlands and the Next Generation Infrastructures Foundation (NGInfra) have announced the recent signing of a cooperation agreement for a period of five years under the title: Next Generation Port Infrastructure, powered by Maasvlakte 2.
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Dunmore dredging made more costly by contamination
It has emerged that the cost of dredging and removing silt from the harbour at Dunmore East harbour at Waterford in Ireland will be some €6m, higher than originally hoped.
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Irish government provides funds for fishing harbours
Sean Connick TD, Ireland’s Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has announced that funding has been approved for harbour development projects in local authority owned harbours under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme 2010.
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NewsWalcon completes marina for Asian games
With weeks to go until the 2nd Asian Beach Games get underway in Oman this December, the marina for the event has been completed.
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NewsElbe port all rounder heads for completion
Construction of rail and stowage areas is underway at the new Elbe inland port of Wittenberge as part of the second stage expansion to add universal handling to existing new bulk business.
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NewsNew terminal ups Kiel handling clout
Kiel has completed the new Schwedenkai Terminal, part of a five year investment programme costing more than €60m, which has vastly improved the German Baltic port’s passenger and cargo handling clout.
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NewsNew work boats pack a punch on the Weser
Bremerhaven’s Wasser und Schiffahrtsamt (WSA) has praised its new 24.2m long multi-purpose work boat Ruschsand, now in service on the Lower Weser, and says a second, similar vessel will be delivered next year.
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NewsNew terminal ups Kiel handling clout
Kiel has completed the new Schwedenkai Terminal, part of a five year investment programme which has cost more than €60m and has vastly improved the German Baltic port’s passenger and cargo handling clout.
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NewsScotland’s first National Project on schedule
With just over one year to go to the opening of Scotland’s first National Project, Stewart Stevenson, minister for transport, infrastructure and climate change took the opportunity to visit the new Port of Loch Ryan for a progress report.
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NewsWork begins on St Aubin harbour – by David Foxwell
Stabilisation works to preserve the north and south piers of St Aubin Harbour and the breakwater at St Aubin’s Fort in the Channel Islands is due to start this month.
