Ports & Harbours – Page 63
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Survey work for Qatar-Bahrain causeway gets under way
Survey work by a consortium of firms involved in construction of the $3 billion Qatar-Bahrain Causeway got under way recently.
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NewsXblocs installed on breakwater at IJmuiden
A total of 10 ''Eco-Xbloc'' armoured units have been placed on the southern breakwater at Ijmuiden in The Netherlands in order to evaluate their ability to play a role creating habitats for marine life. A number of different armoured units made from different materials and with different surface textures will ...
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NewsRotterdam starts construction at Maasvlakte 2
Construction was finally starting this month on the ¢ 1bn first phase of Rotterdam''s giant new North Sea Maasvlakte 2 complex, which will eventually house deepsea container, distribution and chemical industry facilities and ease the strain on the main port.
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NewsDoor opens for London Gateway construction
A £ 400m contract was signed last month which will launch the first stage of construction for DP World' s £ 1.5bn London Gateway container port and business park development at the former Shell Haven oil refinery site on the River Thames. The joint venture of Laing O' Rourke Infrastructure ...
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NewsFelixstowe port expansion begins
Work has started on expanding the capacity of the UK''s largest container port. The first stages of the Felixstowe South Reconfiguration (FSR) involved demolition of the old dock basin and buildings, demolition of the oil jetty and moving one of the ro-ro pontoons to the southern end of the Languard ...
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NewsBiomass power plans for Port of Bristol
The UK energy company E.ON announced plans last month to build one of UK''s largest biomass power stations at the Port of Bristol.
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NewsDutch partners for coastal protection works
The two major Dutch dredging contractors Van Oord and Royal Boskalis Westminster nv have been awarded a contract by the Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management to reinforce a weak link in the Delflandse coast. The contract is worth ¢ 120m, of which Van Oord and Boskalis ...
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NewsDutch plan sustainable sea defenses
The creation of tidal marshes on the mudflat side of the Dutch Closure Dike (Afsluitdijk) will provide the Netherlands with a sea defense, a new nature area as well as recreation opportunities.
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NewsDetermining sound foundations for offshore wind
Doncaster UK based Soil Mechanics has been awarded a £ 1.4 million ground investigation contract from power company EDF Energy for the proposed construction of an offshore wind farm located in the North Sea between Redcar and the mouth of the River Tees.
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NewsMountains move for Port Khorfakken expansion
Port Khorfakkan is Sharjah''s sole port on the Indian Ocean and is dedicated entirely to container handling. Expansion works are well underway to extend the present quay of 1460m by a further 440m by main contractor Athena SA.
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New harbour facilities in County Galway
The Department of Transport in Ireland has announced that construction of new harbour facilities at Caladh Mór, Inis Meáin, Aran Islands, County Galway are currently ongoing.
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Assessing the Risks Posed by Marine Aggregate Extraction
A risk assessment framework for marine aggregate extraction has been developed by HR Wallingford in association with Royal Haskoning and the University of Newcastle.
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NewsGermans Commission ¢14.5m Quay/Berth Project
German authorities investing a total of ¢ 37.5m up to 2009 in the expansion of the growing seaport of Brake on the Lower Weser have now commissioned the construction of a new ¢ 14.5m quay as part of the project.
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NewsBoxport Building at Global Trade Crossroads
Moroccan authorities definitely met the deadlines on TangerMed port project, as APM Terminals Tangier, a subsidiary of AP-Moller Maersk, inaugurated the first container terminal of the huge complex on 27th July, the concession of which it won for 30 years.
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NewsNew Projects Boost Hamburg Port Capacity
Two new expansion projects, one completed and one still to come, will further increase container handling in Germany''s biggest seaport Hamburg.
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NewsMJ Sponsors International Conference on Coastal Management
Maritime Journal joins the UK Environment Agency, Birse Coastal, and SCOPAC (Standing Conference On Problems Associated with the Coastline) in sponsoring the International Conference on Coastal Management, which will be held at the Mercure Holland House Hotel and Spa in Cardiff UK on 31 October and 1 November, with an ...
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NewsNew LNG Infrastructure for Zeebrugge
The Antwerp based shipping company EXMAR NV has applied to the Zeebrugge Port Authority (MBZ) for a domain concession for the construction of a discharging and ship to ship transfer installation for LNG and high pressure natural gas in the Port of Zeebrugge.
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NewsExtensive Design Study Prefaces Wind Farm
A metocean design has been completed for the proposed ''Round 2'' Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, planned for the southern North Sea off the UK''s North Norfolk coast, just inside the 12 mile territorial limit. Environmental design and risk management specialists Metoc plc did the work for operator Scira Offshore ...
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Port of Peterhead plans large scale expansion
Three companies are reportedly bidding to win a £ 32 million contract for a large scale upgrade of the Port of Peterhead.
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Expansion planned at Estonia's Muuga terminal
The state owned Port of Tallinn and KMG Inseneriehituse have signed a contract for the extension of the Muuga Container Terminal in Estonia.
