A global subsea engineering firm is working on a major North Sea contract worth in excess of £2million. Rotech Subsea, which is headquartered in Aberdeen and owned by Norwegian firm Reef Subsea, is involved in a subsea excavation project with marine construction firm Red7Marine on what will be the U
Witteveen+Bos has asked Deltares to conduct a study of a new harbour to be built in Taman, Russia. Taman is a completely new port located on the Black Sea and it will be Russia’s third largest harbour. In addition to the quays, the dredging and the land reclamation, the Witteveen+Bos design also inc
The private sector plans to invest about €253m ($323m) in the Spanish port of Bilbao, over the next few years. This will be divided between 15 projects, encompassing LPG, liquid bulk, dry bulk, containers and general cargo. The Port Authority plans and implements the infrastructure works needed for
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited has announced that the pier reconstruction works at Port Ellen Ferry Terminal, Isle of Islay, are due to continue until Spring 2012. The works consist primarily of sheet piling around the existing pier structure, which are being undertaken from land. There will als
The Borrad of Directors of the Port Authority of Bilbao has granted two new concessions in the new quays of the port extension area. Some 15,600 square meters have been granted to the company Ampsa Internacional, S.L. for the construction of a plant for reception, storing and distribution of cargo,
The Training Course “Environmental Aspects of Dredging” will next be presented in Delft, the Netherlands. Organised by the Postgraduate Academic Programme (PAO) of the Delft University of Technology, it will take place 19-20 April 2012. Advance educational credits are awarded to participants. Accord
United Utilities has been given the go ahead to build a £200million extension to its waste treatment plant on the banks of the River Mersey in a scheme that could create up to 350 jobs. The existing works at Sandon Dock, Regent Road, will be extended into the redundant Wellington Dock. And that will
Peel Ports is seeking contractors for the Port of Heysham dredging project. The Peel Group reveals a plan which includes dredging 36,000 cubic metres of silt from the North Quay area and dumping of the dredged silt at sea. “Recent surveys of the harbour indicated that levels of silt adjacent to the
The ZPMC Mediterranean delivered n.2 two new Ship to Shore Gantry Cranes to PSA – Akfen Mersin Port, Turkey. It is a truth that there is very hard competition between container handler ports in Turkey. Local competitions, specially between close ports are at top level. Together with new privatizatio
The largest port in Albania, Durrs Port plays a key role in the development of Albania and the region… (chinadaily) [mappress] Source: chinadaily, January 9, 2012; Image: apdurres
Cummins Inc., a leading manufacturer of diesel engines for the commercial marine industry, will introduce the new QSK95 engine with 4000 hp (2983 kW) output as the most powerful high-speed diesel configured for marine propulsion and auxiliary generator sets. The 95-liter, 16-cylinder engine, reveale
Kystdirektoratet has invited tenders for dredging works to provide sea defence improvements and beach replenishment at Lemvig area. The contract includes abstraction and delivery of ca. 3.7 million. m3 of sand in 2012 and 2013 in several sections of Jutland’s west coast: – The sand must be abstracte
Portugal’s government has set aside €103 million to invest in the Algarve in 2012, but several key projects have been suspended, including… (theportugalnews) [mappress] Source: theportugalnews, January 6, 2012;
The Port de Calais has announced tender for the quay wall construction works at the port area. The project includes rebuilding the quay wall of terminal 7. The contract is divided into 2 lots: Lot 1: Civil engineering works to reinforce the groundworks and sea defences; Lot 2: Dredging to reinforce
