Tyne Gangway and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) have inked a gangway deal for the dredging vessel Chang Jiang Kou 01. This agreement was signed after the companies exhibiting at China’s largest maritime trade exhibition, Marintec. “We have made some fantastic contacts and have received some very promising sales leads. Marintec 2011 has been a [...]
King Coal has helped the Port of Tyne smash another river record – for the second time in a fortnight! By TERRY KELLY (shieldsgazette) Source: shieldsgazette, August 18, 2011
The coal ship ‘Alam Penting’ is set to smash all records when she arrives on the Tyne from New Orleans this Thursday. (portoftyne) Source: portoftyne, August 4, 2011
Fishermen near Tyne Valley have been asking for more than a month that a local harbour be dredged for safety reasons, but the Department… (cbc) Source: cbc, June 27, 2011
Ships and boats bigger and heavier than ever will soon be able to travel up the River Tyne. (bbc) Source: bbc, June 1, 2011
A major dredging operation is underway at the Port of Tyne to deepen the river to accommodate even bigger ships at the Port’s base at Rivers… (bdaily) Source: bdaily, May 27, 2011;
Port of Tyne has reported 2010 end of year results reflecting a significant return to growth following the recession of 2009. With chairman Sir Ian Wrigglesworth and chief executive officer Andrew Moffat at the helm, the port has seen some of the best results for some time in all five of its business areas. These [...]
Wales’ Mustang Marine is on target to deliver a new plough dredging vessel to the Port of Tyne in the first half of 2011. (bairdmaritime) Source: bairdmaritime, March 1, 2011
Five buoy-mounted automatic water quality monitors (AWQMs) have been installed by YSI Hydrodata engineers at the new Tyne Tunnel project to ensure that construction operations do not significantly affect river water quality. Unusually, the contractors have not taken ownership of the instrumentation, preferring instead to simply purchase the data and alarms. Background In 1967 a [...]
A GIANT dredger is helping to make the £260m second Tyne Tunnel a reality – and protecting the environment… Source: Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette, March 12, 2010;
