The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced it has approved licences for ABP Southampton for works and associated dredging at berths 201 and 202 at the port of Southampton. Southampton is in an excellent strategic position close to the main international shipping lanes and less than 100 nautical miles from mainland Europe. The port serves [...]
Aberdeen Harbour Board has announced early information about widening and deepening the harbour navigation channel in order to accommodate the latest generation of vessels servicing the oil & gas and renewables industries, and infilling of the River Dee Dock with a view to creating an extra 20,000m2 of operational space. Aberdeen Harbour is a world [...]
Work is underway on the river Foyle to build a new pontoon ahead of the arrival of the yachts talking part in the Clipper Round the World Race, according to Derry Journal. A large dredger is in place on the river close to the marina at the Derry City Council offices and is currently [...]
The dredging work at the Stornoway Harbour is being carried out over a six week period, according to Stornoway Gazette. This project includes the area of the harbour around Cromwell Street Quay as part of the enabling works for the Inner Harbour Regeneration Project and also aroundaround Esplanade Quay, both sides of No.2 Pier and [...]
Birse Civils has commenced its annual protection of Lincolnshire’s coastline and flood defence for the Environment Agency as part of its Lincshore 2010-2015 Framework Contract with the arrival of the dredger Breughel, one of the biggest the project team has ever used. Lincshore, the Environment Agency’s £6-million flagship scheme, aims to combat the decrease in [...]
With the launch of HydroSpatial Base, the foundation data layer for all new HydroSpatial product range. SeaZone introduces SeaZone HydroSpatial 2 – A new era for marine mapping for GIS. SeaZone Solutions, developer of the world’s leading Marine Vector Map product: HydroSpatial, has released the first in a new series of marine mapping layers to [...]
HR Wallingford and UK Port Advisers announced an alliance aimed at improving service to clients and enhancing their offerings to market in both the UK and overseas. UK Port Advisers, a multi-disciplinary global ports consultancy, advises clients on projects, transactions and strategy. HR Wallingford is a world-leading research and consultancy organisation focused on hydraulics, civil [...]
Safety systems and machine productivity specialist Prolec has set the date for the biggest and most significant product launch in the company’s history. The first product models from an entirely new modular range focused on machine safety will be unveiled at an event being staged at Donington Park Raceway on 9th May 2012. At the [...]
Continuing its long association with the City & County of Swansea Council (CCS), Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) have completed the first ever water injection dredging license application in Wales. Although the Marine Management Organisation in England recently decided to delay the introduction of a license requirement for water injection dredging and plough dredging for [...]
Milford Haven Port is the biggest port in Wales, the third largest in the UK, and is one of the largest oil and gas ports in northern Europe. With 25% of the UK’s petrol and diesel provisions as well as up to 30% of the UK’s gas requirements being handled through the Port’s waterways, Milford [...]
