Ports & Harbours – Page 61
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China to have world's longest immersed tunnel
COWI has signed a contract to provide the preliminary design for a combined bridge and tunnel link in China. The immersed tunnel will be based on the same tunnel concept which was chosen for the Øresund fixed link between Denmark and Sweden and the Busan-Geoje link in Korea.
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DHI addressing wave problems in Danish port
DHI Group in Denmark is working with the authorities at the Danish harbour at Thyborøn to address problems caused by wave overtopping. Thyborøn is located on the west coast of Jutland, Denmark.
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HR Wallingford helps protect Sumburgh airport
HR Wallingford in the UK recently completed a 2D physical model study designed to test the effectiveness of a proposed sea defence scheme for Sumburgh airport in Scotland.
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NewsECA strikes gold at environmental awards
The East Channel Association (ECA) has received a leading environmental award in recognition of its groundbreaking regional environmental monitoring work.
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Galway Harbour plans new facilities
A ¢ 350m development plan for Galway Harbour in Ireland could move parts of the port south, on land reclaimed from Galway Bay.
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COWI to undertake EIA for New Doha Port
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed multi-million riyal New Doha Port is to be carried out by Denmark based consultancy COWI.
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NewsEmergency shoreline protection for Diego Garcia
The consequences of global warming are being felt in the world of marine civil engineering, with consultants Moffatt & Nichol selected by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC Pacific) to perform an emergency shoreline evaluation to protect Diego Garcia''s critical infrastructure from storms and sea level rise.
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NewsOlympian ideals aid construction waste transport
A new class of hopper barge developed to operate on London''s sometimes restricted waterways has made it possible for waste to be transported from multiple sites within the city to bespoke recycling facilities.
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News€5bn for EU offshore energy grid
Workboat operators will be heartened by the announcement this month by specialists asset investment company Imera that it plans to build North Sea and Atlantic electricity grids, connecting key markets and offshore wind farms as the foundation for a pan-European offshore electricity network.
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NewsPort of Wismar expands to meet growth
Growth in sea and hinterland cargo and port associated industrial settlement prompted a decision in 2005 in the German Baltic seaport of Wismar to go ahead with expansion costing ¢ 13m. That expansion has now begun, even though port growth declined in 2008.
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NewsHamburg expands container facilities
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) is ploughing millions of Euros into two big container terminal infrastructure projects to expand big ship handling.
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NewsLowlands expertise lifts New Orleans
Work on a flood barrier to protect New Orleans from future hurricanes started in December.
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NewsNew fuel system for HMAS Cairns
Staffordshire based Durapipe UK has seen its global ambitions fulfilled yet again with a marine installation half way around the world. The company''s P-LX secondary contained fuel system pipework has been installed as part of a major redevelopment of the Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Cairns in Queensland.
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NewsTop engineers back Thames Estuary airport
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has urged politicians to ''look seriously'' at the option of a new airport in the Thames Estuary after he visited the potential site with engineers and Labour MP Nick Raynsford, chair of a new cross-party parliamentary group on the proposal. The group sailed out ...
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NewsKey role for MARIN at Port of Gijón
Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) and Deltares in The Netherlands are playing a key role in Gijón Port Authority''s plans to extend the port, including construction of new basin seaward of the existing port facilities.
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Portchester to Emsworth erosion plans unveiled
The Environment Agency in the UK, in partnership with Fareham Borough, Portsmouth City, Havant Borough and Chichester District Councils, has announced strategic recommendations in order to manage current and future risks along this part of the Hampshire coast. Flooding and erosion are real risks facing people and their properties along ...
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Haskoning and Worley Parsons to design Qatar port
Netherlands based Royal Haskoning and Worley Parsons Qatar (subsidiary of Worley Parsons Australia) will jointly carry out the engineering design of the New Doha Port near Mesaieed, Qatar.
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NewsPlans for scheme at East Head submitted
A planning application has been submitted in to Chichester District Council in the UK to recycle some 15,000 tons of sand and shingle into the vulnerable hinge and neck area of East Head in Chichester Harbour.
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NewsDHV developing new harbours in Ghana
Dutch consultancy and engineering firm DHV is developing fourteen new fishing harbours and landing sites in Ghana.
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IWA gives grant to help restore lost waterway
Work to revive a ‘ lost waterway’ in Staffordshire in the UK has been given a helping hand by The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) with a grant of £ 5,000 to the Caldon and Uttoxeter Canals Trust towards a feasibility study into the restoration of the waterway, the Uttoxeter Canal.
