ST. PETERSBURG — The Baltic Sea port of Ust Luga expects to more than double exports this year on its way to becoming a major trade route for refined oil products, coal, grains and even cars, the port’s director said. Coal miner Kuzbassrazrezugol will expand its terminal at Ust Luga… [mappress] Sour
THE new Mersey Ports dredger Shoalway will be named at Liverpool Cruise Terminal on Friday. Shoalway will be sponsored by Patricia Hodgson, wife of Peel Ports Mersey managing director Gary Hodgson, at midday. The 90m long suction dredger is owned by Westminster Dredging Co and replaces bucket dredge
A contract for post-lay rock placement for the Nord Stream Project has been awarded to the Dutch joint venture Boskalis-Tideway Offshore. The value of the contract is about 100 million euros. This work is scheduled to start in 2011 and will be completed in 2012… [mappress] Source:oilandgaseurasia,Ap
Despite a difficult economic climate in 2009, DEME succeeded in strengthening its position on the national and international markets. Thanks to its strategy of geographical spreading and the diversifi cation of its activities (such as dredging, lifting works, offshore-related and environmental activ
Debt-laden Dutch builder Royal BAM said it had negotiated new covenants and maturities for its loans with banks, paving the way for its planned 250 million euros ($349.5 million) rights issue. Saddled with debt after suffering heavy loses in the property market, the largest listed construction group
Leica Geosystems releases its next-generation, cutting-edge, 3D guidance system for excavating construction machines, Leica PowerDigger 3D. Leica PowerDigger 3D expands Leica Geosystems’ unique PowerSnap concept, which provides total flexibility and interchangeability of machine control… [mappress]
Today marks the closing date for receipt of tenders for the design and building contract for a new harbour development in Doolin… [mappress] Source:clareherald,April 25,2010;
WORK should begin in June on two new deep-water berths at Montrose Port, after the project received over £8million in funding on Friday. On a visit to Montrose Harbour, transport infrastructure and climate change minister Stewart Stevenson announced a £3.2million… [mappress] Source:montrosereview,Ap
The Port Authority of Zadar and the Austrian construction group Strabag signed a contract for phase II of the new Gaženica ferry terminal at Zadar, Croatia. The contract is worth € 93 million and covers maritime structures, access roads and basic infrastructure of the new terminal… [mappress] Source
Coordination of feasibility study of the project of construction of new Baku International Sea Trade Port Complex to be located in Alat settlement in 40 km south of Baku has been finished. The Azerbaijani government says that readiness of technical documentation enables to begin works on port constr
Authority chief executive, John Wallace, confirmed last week that he was delighted with the work on the 200m long, all weather deepwater berth at the port, with many folk now noticing a marked difference in the area… [mappress] Source:buchanobserver,April 20,2010;
IHC Beavers® are well known for their flexibility in several areas. First, their modular construction means that they can be delivered fast, that they are easy to transport and that they can be commissioned quickly at dredging sites.Secondly, although they are highly standardised, IHC Beavers® can b
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, and the Minister of Transport, Patrick Vlačič, today visited the Port of Koper, where they met with the company’s management. The talks mainly focused on further development of the port and in this context, on the adoption of a national… [
Wind and swell subject dredging and offshore vessels at sea to dramatic dynamic forces. Cutter ladders, suction tubes, spud carriers, lay pipes and risers ‘connect’ the moving vessel to the rigid sea floor… [mappress] Source: IHC Merwede, P&D Magazine
