Ports & Harbours – Page 83
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NewsLankhorst Recycling Gets Decked Out In Plastic
Making its debut at seawork 2003 , Lankhorst Recycling will be pulling out the plastic.
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NewsHydrogen/Wind Powered Coastal Community for Norway
Norsk Hydro is involved in a pioneer project on the windswept Norwegian island of Utsira which could determine if hydrogen combined with wind power may prove the best energy solution for remote coastal communities.
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NewsFire-damaged Southend Pier is Finally Rebuilt
The UK''s famous Southend Pier , which was badly damaged by fire more than 20 years ago, has finally been rebuilt.
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NewsLimehouse Basin Dredging Goes With the Flow
Ballast Ham Dredging recently completed the dredging of Limehouse Basin within the East London Docks, employing their patented Water Injection Dredging (WID) technology.
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Marine Works Underway on Small Scottish Isles
Briggs Marine Contractors have started work in harsh weather conditions to prepare the way for an upgraded ferry service to the Scottish west coast islands of Rhum, Muck, Eigg and Canna. The work has been sub-contracted by Balfour Beatty , the main contractor for Highland Regional Council .
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NewsConstantza's New Container Terminal on Stream Soon
The first $76.2m stage of a new container terminal in the Romanian Black Sea port of Constantza is scheduled to start operation in August.
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Walcon Takes On SF Marinas Agency in UK
The UK''s Walcon Marine and SF Marinas of Sweden have signed an agency agreement enabling Walcon to sell SFMarinas '' products in England, Scotland and Wales.
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NewsConstruction of New Dover Berths Underway
The first phase of a 30 year development plan for the busy UK Port of Dover , devised by consultants Halcrow and covered in MJ last month, is moving forward, with Edmund Nuttall installing piles for the construction of two ro-ro berths at the Eastern Docks.
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BHD Land Reclamation in Dubai
Undeterred by war in the region, the Netherlands'' Ballast Ham Dredging has begun work on a contract in Dubai undertaking land reclamation works at Port Rashid. Total vale of the contract for client Dubai Palm Developers is ¢ 40 million.
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NewsUK Company Develops Gdansk Container Terminal
British firm DCT (Deepsea Container Terminal) Gdansk has signed a 60 year lease giving it the exclusive right to build and operate a deep-sea container terminal in the Polish port which could eventually handle a million TEUs a year.
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Consulting Services Sought for Lithuanian Project
Klaipeda State Seaport Authority (KSSA) in Lithuania has received a loan from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in connection with consulting services for work at the Port of Klaipeda and is seeking contractors able to supervise civil works contracts, monitor the environmental impact of work, and provide ...
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NewsDeep Site Investigations Preface Tallest Tower
A new company formed from the amalgamation of the UK nearshore and onshore geotechnical divsions of Fugro Ltd and Foundation & Exploration Services Ltd, Fugro Engineering Services (FES), has carried out deep site investigations overwater for the Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower.
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NewsNew Pontoon In Place at Brisbane Park
Sherwood Forest Park, often referred to as Sherwood Arboretum, is situated on the Sherwood reach of the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia.
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NewsPort of Dover Growth Strategy Study Underway
Consultancy group Halcrow has been appointed by the Dover Harbour Board to help shape the Port of Dover''s future as demand for its services begins to outstrip capacity.
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Hutchison Submits Bathside Bay Planning Application
Hutchison Ports (UK) submitted the planning application last month which, if approved by a public inquiry likely to be held later this year, will see a new deep water container port built on a green field site at Bathside Bay.
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Marina Green Light for Port of Lowestoft
Associated British Ports (ABP) will build a140 berth marina at its East Anglian Port of Lowestoft following planning approval from Waveney District Council.
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NewsComplex Surveys for New Gibraltar Outfall
Gibraltar is at the meeting point of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, a geography which produces a highly complex pattern of currents and tides. When the Government of Gibraltar planned a new main outfall a comprehensive integrated survey was necessary to determine the preferred route of the pipe, ...
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NewsA Pier Appears To Be Art
The Millbank Pier, the fifth and final new London pier being built with funding from the Millennium Commission, opens this month.
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NewsRebuild Under Way at Queen's Wharf Falmouth
A £ 4 million project to rebuild Queen''s Wharf in Falmouth UK began this month following the removal of a massive crane from the seabed. The wharf was destroyed on the night of 8 January during a fire which is thought to have started when a halogen lamp was blown ...
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NewsEMSAGG Conference Throws New Light on Aggregates Business
The European Marine Sand and Gravel Group (EMSAGG) held a major conference, European marine sand and gravel - shaping the future, in February at Delft University in the Netherlands.
