The development of Grimsby River Terminal (GRT) by Associated British Ports (ABP) will herald the largest ever capital investment in the Port of Grimsby. Alongside this, ABP will enter into a new long-term agreement with Volkswagen Group UK Ltd. Over £25 million will be invested by ABP in the new te
On 30 November 2011, Van Oord performed the naming ceremony for its new Damen Multi Cat 3213 ‘Oceanus’. The Oceanus is the biggest Multi Cat ever built by Damen Shipyards and the first of its type. A sister vessel ‘Cronus’ is to be delivered April 2012, one month before the contractual delivery date
Due to lack of rainfall, the Danube is currently facing its lowest levels since 2003. Bigger ships are being blocked by multiple sand bars as a result of an extensive draught. According to the WWF human undertakings such as gravel extraction, dredging and dams have contributed to a significant loss
The Government has granted the consent for the scheme of constructing a second £400 million ferry terminal at the Port of Dover. The prospect of the project is the port capacity increase and regeneration to part of Dover. Terminal 2 will account for the single biggest development undertaken by Dover
A newly discovered layer of hard rock increased the cost for a Conwy harbor new jetty to £448,031. According to the initial estimation the cost for the project passed in November 2010 was £210,000, however the Conwy council now has to provide additional £50,000 what will be discussed today. A decisi
UK’s busiest car-handling port, the Port of Grimsby, plans to undertake a huge £25m dock expansion. The Port of Grimsby already had 635,000 vehicles pass through the docks in 2010. “The money is to be used to construct a new terminal to handle an increase in car imports“, said Associated British Por
The Demag Cranes Group brought financial year 2010/2011 to a successful close. Not least thanks to factors including the economic recovery, demand for products and services noticeably improved overall. Group order intake increased by 23.1 % compared with financial year 2009/2010 to EUR 1,121.2 milli
In November 2011, the portal crane LPS 600 won the ‘Crane of the Year’ trophy awarded by the International Bulk Journal, marking Liebherr’s third win in a row in this category. The LPS 600 convinced the international judging panel, represented by several experienced experts in the Maritime Bulk Indu
Controversial dredging of Falmouth harbour to pave the way for a £100 million overhaul of the docks could go-ahead within two years, … (falmouthpeople) [mappress] Source: falmouthpeople, November 30, 2011;
After some successful trials cutter suction dredger Athena was handed over to Van Oord. On her way to Mombassa, Kenya she is operational in the port of Molhe de Sines, Portugal for a few weeks. The ship functions as desired. A second self-propelled cutter suction dredger named Artemis is under const
A position paper on “Underwater Sound in Relation to Dredging” to which ABPmer contributed has been published by the Central Dredging Association (CEDA). The purpose of the paper is to inform those parties concerned about sounds produced by dredgers. The paper was prepared by the CEDA Working Group
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems will showcase a full-range of Cat® and MaK™ branded products and solutions at Marintec China, one of the most important exhibitions for the commercial marine industry in the region. The event, which takes place Nov. 29 through Dec. 2, 2011 at the Shanghai Internation
