Consent for an £80m upgrade of Southampton’s container port has been withdrawn for reassessment after legal action from its largest… (thisishampshire) [mappress] Source: thisishampshire, November 22, 2011
IHC Merwede B.V. announced that it will hold naming and launch ceremony of the cutter suction dredger SHANTI SAGAR XVI on Tuesday 6 December 2011. The ship is being built for Mundra Port SEZ Ltd/ Andani Group at the IHC Beaver Dredgers yard, Molendijk 94, 3361 EP Sliedrecht, The Netherlands. The pro
In the Port of Antwerp the Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Hilde Crevits, European Investment Bank (EIB) President Philippe… [mappress] (iewy) [mappress] Source: iewy, November 22, 2011; Image: Antwerp Port Authority
By taking control of the D’Appolonia Group, a global engineering consultancy, international classification society RINA has increased its group turnover by almost 50 per cent and significantly strengthened its expertise and range of services in the offshore and port development fields. Says Ugo Sale
The state and Israel Chemicals are nearing an agreement on funding the removal of salt from the southern basin of the Dead Sea, in an … By Yoram Gabison, Ora Coren and Rina Rozenberg (haaretz) [mappress] Source: haaretz, November 21, 2011;
Construction of Piers Number 5 and 6 at the port of Bronka based in St. Petersburg is planned to begin in mid-December 2011, the project … (portnews) [mappress] Source: portnews, November 18, 2011;
Bietergemeinschaft KED & Sellhorn has been awarded a contract for harbour improvement works by Hamburg Port Authority. HPA intends to widen the entrance channel for ships from the North Elbe in the outer harbour. An extension to the shoreline of approx. 500m between the coal-ship harbour and outer h
Caterpillar yesterday introduced the Cat® C175-16 marine propulsion engine at a size, power and rpm that will drive new, more profitable vessel designs for all segments of the marine industry. The latest in a line of high performance engines designed to meet EPA Marine Tier 3 and IMO Tier II emissio
Grand port maritime de Rouen has announced tender for dredging and disposal works at Port of Rouen. Dredging works in the navigation channel of the Port of Rouen including mining (dredging) and transport to transit sites or to authorised land disposal sites. Overall aim of works will be to level the
The third quarter at Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. was in line with the 2011 first half, putting Boskalis on track to close the year in line with expectations with a net profit of € 230-250 million. Revenue in the third quarter was slightly higher than in the first two quarters of the year. At the
An IADC Best Paper Award for a Young Author under the age of 35 was presented to Bas Borsje at the CEDA Dredging Days in Rotterdam on November 11, 2011, for the paper “Biogeomorphological Interactions on a Nourished Tidal Flat: Lessons Learned from Building with Nature”. Tidal flats are valuable hab
There are fears new buildings could sprout up across the Chichester Harbour area ‘without due regard to its quality or location’ after the … (chichester) [mappress] Source: chichester, November 17, 2011;
First it was Southampton’s cruise ships – now Liverpool is aiming to hijack a slice of the port’s container trade… By Keith Hamilton (thisishampshire) [mappress] Source: thisishampshire, November 17, 2011;
Like many other activities, dredging produces underwater sound. Recently, the issue of effects of underwater sound on aquatic life has received broader attention within the scientific community, with stakeholders and the general public. This position paper, produced by a CEDA Working Group on Underw
