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Kazakhstan: Kazakh Aktau’s Second Phase of Port Expansion Project Completed
As trend.az reports, the second phase of the project on Kazakh Aktau Port expansion to the north has been completed. A 500 meter-long breakwater structure was built in the Aktau Port within the second phase of the project. The Aktau Port expansion project will double the port’s capacity. Following t
Kazakhstan: Aktau Port Expansion on Right Track
As trend.az reports, the second phase of the project on Kazakh Aktau Port extension to the north has been completed. A 500 meter-long breakwater structure was built in the Aktau Port within the second phase of the project. The Aktau Port expansion project will double the port’s capacity. Following t
UK: Marine South East to Hold Offshore Wind Farm Supply Chain Event
Marine South East is to run a second event in a series of three planed between April and June to inform local businesses of the opportunities that exist to supply products and services to Offshore Wind Farms being developed off the South Coast. Today’s event will be held in Newhaven, Enterprise Cent
UK: Marine South East to Hold Offshore Wind Farm Supply Chain Event
Marine South East is to run a second event in a series of three planed between April and June to inform local businesses of the opportunities that exist to supply products and services to Offshore Wind Farms being developed off the South Coast. Today’s event will be held in Newhaven, Enterprise Cent
Italian-Croatian Consortium to Build Container Terminal in Port of Rijeka
According to Bloomberg, Rijeka Port Authority has reached an agreement with a group of Italian companies, including Grandi Lavori Fincosit and Impresa di Construzioni Giuseppe Maltauro, and a Croatian firm Osijek-Koteks d.d., to build a new USD 92 million container terminal in Croatian Port of Rijek
Russia: Novatek, EDF in Yamal LNG Talks
According to the Spokesman of Novatek, the second largest gas producer in Russia, development of Yamal LNG project could include some new stakeholders, Reuters informs. “We are in talks about adding a number of companies, including EDF, to Yamal LNG,” the spokesman said. Novatek is looking for partn
UK: Dredger Breughel Arrives at Lincolnshire Coast
A major scheme to reduce flood risk to thousands of homes and businesses on the Lincolnshire coast got underway at the weekend. Lincshore – the Environment Agency’s £6-million flagship scheme – began on Saturday with the arrival of the dredger Breughel, one of the biggest the project team has ever u
UK: Council to Decide on Siemens’ Hull Wind Turbine Factory Next Month
PLANNING applications for a new £230 million Siemens wind turbine factory in Hull will go before councillors on May 9. Being jointly promoted by Associated British Ports and the German engineering giant, the scheme earmarked for Alexandra Dock in east Hull will be presented to Hull City Council’s pl
Croatia: Rijeka Port to Get New Container Terminal
According to Bloomberg, Rijeka Port Authority has reached an agreement with a group of Italian companies, including Grandi Lavori Fincosit and Impresa di Construzioni Giuseppe Maltauro, and a Croatian firm Osijek-Koteks d.d., to build a new USD 92 million container terminal in Croatian Port of Rijek
The Netherlands: Oceanteam Mobilizes OTS 1250t Modular Carousel Systems for VSMC
Oceanteam Shipping ASA announced that its new OTS 1250t modular carousel systems has completed its trials and is mobilized for Visser & Smit Marine Contractors (VSMC) in The Netherlands for a minimum of 200 days onboard Solstad Offshore ASA’s CSV Normand Flower for Offshore Renewables Operations in
UK: ADBP Completes Hydrographic Survey for Whitehaven Harbour
Upon request of the Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners, Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) has completed a hydrographic survey to determine if dredging is required and if so, establish the extent. This involved undertaking of a single beam survey of the approach channel and all of the water area north
Denmark: Den Helder Creates Space for Offshore Industry
At the EWEA exhibition in Copenhagen the alderman for Port Affairs, Kees Visser, has awarded the extension of the Visserijkade in Den Helder to Ballast Nedam. Reason for a festive moment in the Holland Pavilion. Alderman Visser and Mister Folkerts, director at Ballast Nedam, are pleased to hear that
Denmark: Dong Energy Gets New CEO
DONG Energy’s Board of Directors has decided to appoint Henrik Poulsen as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DONG Energy. Henrik Poulsen joins from TDC A/S, where he is currently CEO. He will take up his new role no later than 1 November 2012. Fritz Schur, Chairman of the Board of Directors, c
Denmark: Sirris Wins Best Scientific Poster Award at EWEA 2012
The Sirris initiative won the „Best scientific poster“award at the EWEA 2012 event yesterday. The prize has been awarded for the company’s state-of the –art testing at the Belwind offshore windfarm under the flag of OWI-Lab. Namely, in October, after a couple of offshore training days, people from S