Ports & Harbours – Page 65
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Grontmij Carl Bro renovates ferry route
Working in collaboration with shipping company Erria, Grontmij Carl Bro has been awarded a contract for the renovation of a ferry route on the world’ s largest artificiallycreated lake, Lake Volta in Ghana.
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NewsReplenishing the beach at Felixstowe
Coastal defence work has started to replenish the beach and construct a series of groynes at Felixstowe Beach in Suffolk UK.
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NewsNew synthetic decking for marina construction
Hamble UK based Solent Marine has become the exclusive worldwide supplier of SolDeck, a new synthetic decking which offers marinas a number of advantages over other systems.
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NewsFourth cruise terminal for Southampton
Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton has awarded a multi-million pound building contract for its fourth cruise terminal to Dean & Dyball, the Hampshire UK based multi-disciplinary contractor.
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NewsSingapore success for Seawork exhibitor
Proving popular at a number of international exhibitions, returning Seawork exhibitor VersaDock has received an order from the organisers of Boat Show Asia 2008 for 300 m2 of VersaDock to not only create a floating stage but also to extend the display and visitor space available at this year’ s ...
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NewsEnvironmental oil bridging the gaps
The ABP Port of Southampton has recently installed new ship to shore walkways at the Port’ s City Cruise Terminal.
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NewsCardiff Bay Gets a Coastline
Following a competitive tendering exercise UK based Coastline Surveys Limited have been awarded a two year survey contract to undertake monthly surveys of the Cardiff Bay, the Barrage, Inner and Outer Harbours and Approaches and parts of the Rivers Taff and Ely. The waters are managed by Cardiff Harbour Authority ...
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NewsLong distance dredging makes marina work
A new development at the UK' s Plymouth Marina has involved the construction of a boat launching facility to move craft directly from the storage yard into the estuary below.
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NewsWork underway on Hamburg Port bridge
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has begun construction works for a new bridge over the Rethe canal.
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NewsTTS revamps Stena linkspans
TTS has carried out a major upgrade project to extend the life of access ramps serving a Stena Line route.
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Broads Forum welcomes coast defence commitment
The Broads Forum has welcomed a commitment by the Environment Agency in the UK to continue to maintain the defences of The Norfolk Broads for at least the next 50 years.
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NewsDHV in The Netherlands has been commissioned to carry out the Caofeidian coastal development project in China.
The Dutch engineering consultancy DHV has been commissioned, together with the Chinese planning institute Qinghua and the Arup consultancy from the UK, to carry out a prestigious coastal and urban development project in China.
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NewsNew Rhine terminal is first of its kind
Europe’ s first container terminal to be built inland entirely for operation by global shipping majors has been completed and inaugurated in Europe’ s biggest inland port, Duisburg, after construction costing around € 20m.
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NewsDelayed JadeWeser Port construction underway at last
Construction work is beginning this month on one of the most prestigious port civil engineering projects ever undertaken in Germany, the planned € 1bn JadeWeser deepwater container facility in Wilhelmshaven.
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NewsGreat Yarmouth Outer Harbour Progressing Well
The developers for the new Outer Harbour at Great Yarmouth in the UK say construction is progressing well on the new north breakwater, with approximately 550m completed.
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NewsLargest Xbloc Project to Date in the Americas
Delta Marine Consultants has granted Brazilian Contractor Norberto Odebrecht SA a licence for the application of Xbloc armour units for the construction of the shore protection scheme at the Cinta Costera boulevard in Panama City, Panama.
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Green Light for Expansion at Felixstowe
Plans for a major expansion of the Port of Felixstowe in the UK which would increase capacity by 25% received backing recently from Suffolk Coastal District Council.
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NewsPD Ports Gets Go Ahead for NGCT
PD Ports (PDP) in the UK has announced that it has received formal planning approval for its Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport in the North East of England.
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NewsTTS to Supply Linkspans for New Stena Vessels
TTS has been chosen by Stena Line BV to deliver adjustable upper and lower deck linkspans at Hoek van Holland to serve two new vessels now building at AkerYards in Germany as replacements for the two vessels currently serving the Hoek van Holland to Harwich route, Stena Hollandica and ...
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UK gets Europe's first artificial surf reef
Construction of an artificial ‘ surf reef’ off the south coast of the UK got under way early last month.
