Ports & Harbours – Page 82
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Tidal Current Breakthrough in Orkney with 'Sea Snail'
The Robert Gordon University Sea Snail , designed as a support system for tidal current energy devices, was towed out of Stromness Harbour last month and successfully installed in Burra Sound, Orkney.
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NewsGreen Light for the World's First Commercial Wave Farm
Edinburgh based Ocean Power Delivery (OPD) signed an order last month with a Portuguese consortium led by Enersis to build the initial phase of the world''s first commercial wave farm to generate renewable energy from ocean waves.
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NewsSwedish Ports Building to Win
The Municipality of Gavle in Sweden is investing 6.5m in the Port of Gavle to create a new quay and for dredging in order to allow calls by larger container ships. Together with investments in new container cranes by Gavle Containerterminal AB , the works will result in a capacity ...
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Funding Secured
Plans have been approved by Aberdeenshire Council and Scottish Enterprise Grampian for a multi-million Pound marina at Banff on the Scottish coast.
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NewsCIRIA Project Provides New Solutions for ALWC
A new report from the Construction Industry Research Association (CIRIA) is offering ports and harbours new insights into, and new tools to fight, Accelerated Low Water Corrosion (ALWC).
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NewsRevised Standard for CP Systems Due Next Year
An updated and revised version of a European standard for cathodic protection of harbour structures, EN 13174, which will be of direct use for port and harbour engineers planning protection against ALWC or dealing with its effects, should be available early next year.
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WL Delft Hydraulics Leads Remote Sensing Project
WLDelft Hydraulics and partners Argoss, NLR and Van Oord NV have received funding from the National User Support Programme for Remote Sensing in the Netherlands for the Restscod-2 project, a project that follows-on from the recently completed Restscod-1 , which was conducted by the same project team.
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NewsBig Business in Bespoke Pontoons
Hampshire UK based pontoon innovator Intermarine is celebrating the completion of over £ 1.5 million of bespoke projects in the last 12 months at sites ranging from Scotland to Cornwall, with each designed to meet the specific environmental and operational requirements of a diverse group of clients.
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NewsExpansion Plans at Folkestone Harbour
Development plans for Folkestone Harbour UK include the introduction of two further berths to accommodate larger vessels of up to 7m draft and a harbour dredging programme as well as the ongoing refurbishment of existing berths and the creation of more cargo handling storage space and vehicle standage areas. Port ...
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NewsNew Funding Brings Tidal Stream Energy Project Closer
Bristol UK based Marine Current Turbines has received £ 3.85m from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to help fund their SeaGen tidal energy project. The grant to Sea Generation Ltd , a wholly owned subsidiary of Marine Current Turbines , will go towards developing and testing the device ...
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NewsDuke Opens Dorset Project
The Duke of York has officially opened Costain ''s West Bay project in Dorset, which will provide flood protection and vastly improved harbour facilities for the small Dorset town.
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NewsMacGregor Linkspan Completes Immingham Ro-Ro Access System
MacGregor has strengthened its relationship with Danish ferry operator DFDS by securing a new order for a large linkspan installation at Immingham in the UK, making the inner harbour accessible at all times The MacGregor Group''s ro-ro ships division has signed a contract with DFDS Tor Line to design and ...
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NewsABPmer Helps Secure Planning for New Coastal Habitat
ABPmer , Associated British Ports '' marine environment research subsidiary, has helped secure planning permission for the creation of 108 hectares of new coastal habitat on Wallasea Island on Crouch Estuary in Essex. ABPmer provided the scientific research that supported DEFRA ''s European Wildlife Division ''sapplication to the Planning Authority ...
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Newsiicorr Secures ALWC Work
Corrosion control specialists iicorr in Aberdeen says it has secured contracts worth around £ 400,000 to carry out corrosion control work for a number of Scottish ports including those at Orkney, Wick, Barra and Lochinver.
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NewsShort Term Solution Proposed for East Head
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
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 ...
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NewsMore Orders for Xbloc Armoured Units
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
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
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.
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NewsFirm Foundations for the Isle of Grain
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 .
