European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) provides a $24 million loan to finance Split Port development, according to Bloomberg. The Port of Split is a port in the central Dalmatian city of Split, Croatia. As of 2011, the port ranks as the largest passenger port in Croatia and the thir
Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority (NIFHA) is seeking experienced surveyors for the provision of ad hoc bathymetric surveys of the NIFHA Ports of Ardglass, Kilkeel and Portavogie. Surveys are undertaken as a needed basis to inform dredging works and navigational advice. The NIFHA wishes to a
Van Oord engineer Johannes Becker was awarded the Hydraulic Engineering Award 2012 for his MSc thesis ‘Dredge plumes, ecological risk assessment’, at Delft University of Technology. An important element in assessing the environmental aspects of dredging is linking (temporary) changes in water qualit
Port dues in Rotterdam will be lowered next year to below the 2008 level. The existing discounts will be maintained, inflation will not be passed on again and the Port of Rotterdam Authority will be giving an extra 2% discount on the port dues. In addition to this, € 5 million of the port dues [&hel
Containerterminal Nijmegen Vastgoed B.V. has introduced plans for the development project. The objective of the work is to increase the capacity of the container terminal at Nijmegen. This is to basically provide: – A new quay on the river Waal side where two Class IV vessels will be able to moor in
Elia Asset NV has prepared a 5 year frame agreement for all engineering office tasks for an artificial island in the Belgian Offshore Grid. The artificial island will probably be situated up to 45 kms off the shore of the Belgian coast and the water depth can go up to 21m. The engineering requiremen
Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Hamburg has invited bidders to submit their offers for the annual repairs and maintenance services to the dredger “Juelssand”. Works will include: – Replacement of the rudder propeller type SRP 110 and the drive motors of the type Deutz SF10L 413F, 129 KW; – Retrofitting
Multraship continues to invest in its diverse fleet of towage and salvage vessels to help provide the highest levels of responsive service to the international shipping industry. Multraship has just taken delivery of Multrasalvor 3, a new Multi-Cat 2409 from Damen. It is a bigger and better version
This month has seen the successful delivery of SMD’s first QTrencher 1000 ROV to Reef Subsea Power and Umbilical (RSPU). The QTrencher 1000 has been specifically developed for cable and pipeline burial to 2000m water depth. The ROV provides a compact high powered trenching capability for the burial
The first UK sale of the unique Komatsu HB215LC-1 hybrid excavator was completed in July, with the machine’s first deployment being the prestigious Crossrail transport project in Central London. Marubeni-Komatsu Ltd, the sole UK distributor of Komatsu heavy machinery, supplied five HB215LC-1 machine
The silt removing process continues at Port of Hamburg, after a long break. The plan is first to remove the silt from the most critical points at Köhlbrand and the Tollerort container terminal entrance. The dredged material is meant to be dumped, for the first time, near Hamburg’s island Neßsand. Th
Cornwall Council has confirmed its continued support for improvements to the harbours at St Mary’s and Penzance in order to safeguard the future of the sea link between the Isles of Scilly and the mainland. In a joint letter to the Under Secretary of State for Transport Norman Baker MP, Cornwall Cou
Researchers at HR Wallingford have been presented with the ICE David Hislop award 2012 for their paper on “Evaluating scour at marine gravity foundations”. This paper formed part of a special issue on marine scour edited by Dr Harris and Prof. Whitehouse. The annual ICE Awards Ceremony celebrates ex
APM Terminals has become a Charter Member of the Campbell Institute of the U.S.-based National Safety Council. “We see our membership in this internationally known safety advocate as a very natural extension of our own dedication to Safety Culture throughout the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network
