Ports & Harbours – Page 65
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Work gets under way at Peterhead Harbour
Work has begun on the much heralded expansion of Peterhead Harbour in the UK. Stones are being laid at Peterhead port’ s breakwater in advance of a massive £ 30m scheme which aims to meet the increased demands of the pelagic fleet. The project became a reality earlier this year ...
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NewsXbloc project wins Irish Concrete Society Award
A project at the Caladh Mor ferry terminal in Inish Meain, one of the Aran islands, which used Xbloc armoured units has won the latest Irish Concrete Society Award.
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NewsSeine Nord Europe Canal out to tender
The tender is out to build the Seine Nord Europe Canal, a high capacity water transportation system which will connect the rivers Seine and Scheldt, allowing large vessels to transport goods between the Paris area and the ports of Dunkirk, Antwerp and Rotterdam.
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NewsAarsleff goes on the defence
Ceredigion County Council in the UK is carrying out extensive repairs to some of the sea defences at Aberaeron on the west Wales coast of Cardigan Bay.
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NewsFlying laser plans flood defences
Highly accurate 3D digital maps, captured from aircraft mounted lasers, are being used to assess the risk of flooding at critical utility sites across the UK.
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NewsMore to come from MoorMaster
Maritime systems supplier Cavotec MSL has received the largest order to date for the vacuum based automated mooring solution, MoorMaster, from the typhoon-ridden Port Hedland in Western Australia.
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NewsBoskalis wins cruise terminal contract in the Bahamas
Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a contract for the extension of the cruise terminal in Nassau. The contract was awarded by the Ministry of Works and Transport of the Government of the Bahamas and is worth approximately US$44m. The company said the project will be completed in the first ...
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NewsPort of Poti rehabilitation project completed
Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) has confirmed that the first phase of the rehabilitation of the main breakwater at the Port of Poti, Georgia, has recently been completed.
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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.
