Ports & Harbours – Page 76

  • Erosion of the hinge at East Head could have adverse consequences for Chichester Harbour and the marine industry located there.
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    Short Term Solution Proposed for East Head

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Agreement has been reached by all interested parties that short term action should be taken to repair a 90m long eroded section of sand dunes at the neck of East Head, a natural sand and shingle spit at the mouth of Chichester Harbour on the south coast of the UK, ...

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    EBRD Loan to Aid Reconstruction of Dubrovnik Harbour

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    As more and more cruise passengers flock to Dubrovnik, one of the most popular attractions on the Adriatic Sea, a ? 26.5m EBRD loan is to be used to help modernise Gruz Harbour to meet the growing demand. The loan is part of a plan by the Dubrovnik Port Authority ...

  • Xblocs have been used in indonesia for shore protection.
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    More Orders for Xbloc Armoured Units

    2005-03-01T18:07:00Z

    Xbloc armoured units of the type developed by Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) in the Netherlands have been selected for a number of new projects in different locations around the world, according to company spokesperson Bas Reedijk.

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    Breakwater Considered to Strengthen Sea Defences

    2005-03-01T18:07:00Z

    A £ 50 million pound harbour and breakwater is being considered as one of a number of the proposals to strengthen the sea defences at Weston on the north Somerset coast in the UK.

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    Port of Ngqura Taking Shape

    2005-03-01T18:07:00Z

    Construction of South Africa''s newest harbour, Port of Ngqura, at Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape, is progressing according to schedule, with approximately Rand 2 billion already having been spent on infrastructure.

  • The Medway Estuary at Horseshoe Point.
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    Firm Foundations for the Isle of Grain

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Land and marine geotechnical investigations for a proposed LNG terminal, including an unloading jetty and pipeline at Horseshoe Point on the Isle of Grain in Kent UK, has been completed by Fugro Engineering Services (FES) for Skanska Whessoe .

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    Tidal Surge of Financial Support for UK Marine Renewables

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    With the pre-Christmas commissioning of the Scroby Sands wind farm just off the beach at Great Yarmouth, the UK has moved into position as the second largest offshore wind generator in the world, after Denmark. Scroby Sands'' 30 turbines, generating a maximum of 60MW, nearly doubled Britain''s operational capacity to ...

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    Reclamation Contract Awarded

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract for constructing the entrance to and reclamation of land for the construction of a cruise terminal on the Turk & Caicos islands. The client is Bahamas based T&C Cruise Terminals Ltd , and the total value of the ...

  • The rebuilding of the container terminal at Skandia Harbour involves new piling, lighter fill, recasting of the cathead at the edge of the quay, reinforcement of the quay with sheetpiles and the laying of a new crane rail to accommodate wider cranes.
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    Improvements in Full Swing at Skandia Harbour

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Excavation, piling and the laying of foundations are in full swing at the eastern Skandia Harbour container yard in the Swedish Port of Goteborg . The quay and the surfaces within the quay are being reinforced while dredging increases the depth alongside 500m of 1,200m long southern quay from 12m ...

  • The Kingfisher, with R100 dual derrick drill rig mounted, leaves Falmouth on route to Gibraltar.
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    Seabed Study for EuropeAfrica Tunnel

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    The Anglo Norwegian joint venture of Seacore Ltd and Eidesvik Subsea AS has been awarded an open tender contract by the joint Moroccan and Spanish authorities to perform a marine site investigation of the seabed under the Straits of Gibraltar.

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    First Ever Linkspan Order for TTS

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Gothenburg based TTS Ships Equipment AB has won a contract from Stena Line Scandinavia AB for the turnkey delivery of linkspan for the Stena Terminal at Verko, near Karlskrona in Sweden. It is TTS''s first ever linkspan order.

  • The Rambiz removes the north side span of Montroe New Bridge.
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    Bridge Removal Over Shallow Waters

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    The Montrose New Bridge , via which the A92 crossed the river South Esk on the East Coast of Scotland until last October, was in fact 73 years old and dying from a form of concrete deterioration known as Alkali Aggregate Reactivity.

  • The sustainability study will address the land-surface interface.
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    A Planning System For the Sea

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    UK Government Ministers have backed a pilot project which could lead to a new, plan-led approach to protecting and managing Britain''s seas in a more sustainable way.

  • (Photo montage of OuterHarbour - copyright Mike Page and InterRegional 2002).
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    EastPort Project Moves Step Closer

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    At the end of January, the UK Secretary of State for Transport, Alistair Darling, set out his view on the proposal to support the Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour (EastPort) scheme with public funding, noting that, as the Great Yarmouth areas is among the most deprived areas of the UK, and ...

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    Euro Project Addressing Aggregates Issues

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    A European project called EUMARSAND is being uses to determine the potential effects on the marine environment of aggregates extraction, MJ has learned.

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    China Harbour-Costain to Design Breakwater for LNG terminal

    2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

    In early January, China Harbour-Costain announced that it had been awarded a US$170 million contract by Sempra LNG ''s Energia Costa Azul to design and construct the breakwater for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Baja California in Mexico. The 600m break water will serve to protect the receipt ...

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    Brunei EDB Appoints Halcrow for Port Study

    2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Brunei has launched a global campaign to find a partner for its planned US$1.7 billion deepwater port, which is a major plank in the tiny Asian nation''s economic diversification plan.

  • Flexcretes new clutch filler is designed to help combat ALWC.
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    Flexcrete Unveils Solution to Sheet Piling Problem

    2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Flexcrete , which specialises in repair to marine and other structures, has launched a new product, Cemprotec Clutch Filler , to complement its successful Cemprotec E942 system.

  • HR Wallingfords new hydraulic modelling facility is due to be opened shortly.
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    Hydraulic Modelling Alive and Well at HR Wallingford

    2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

    HR Wallingford in the UK has unveiled details of a major investment it has made in a new modelling hall that covers an area more than 11,000m 2.Responding to record demand for hydraulic modelling, HR Wallingford is replacing its well-known modelling hall that has served engineers in the UK and ...

  • Bonn & Mees floating sheerlegs Matador 3 lifts a high level passenger walkway into position.
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    Dover Ramp Contract Completed

    2004-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Edmund Nuttall Ltd successfully installed prefabricated vehicle and passenger walkway ramps last month under their design and construct contract with Dover Harbour Board UK for the new Pier F and Berths 8 & 9.