The construction of a purpose built municipal mooring facility for small boats is to go ahead, said government. The project has been develop… (panorama) [mappress] Source: panorama, October 20, 2011;
The city of Joensuu in the eastern part of Finland is transforming an old contaminated sawmill area near the city centre into an up-to-date housing district. Before the building can start, the whole area must be thoroughly restored after more than a century of heavy industrial useage. Joensuu (which
Between 29th September and 1st October 2011 Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH celebrated its 35th anniversary. An open day with over 20,000 visitors concluded the festivities in the Austrian village of Nenzing. Such a high attendance by far exceeded the ambitious expectations in the planning stages. The fe
Van Oord is going to deepen and widen the access channel to the port of Klaipeda in Lithuania. The contract is worth approximately EUR 40 million and is being financed partly by the European Union. The client is the Klaipeda port authority and the project will be executed in 2011-2012. The project i
The last year has been a turbulent time for the international logistics industry and has forced cargo owners, logistics handlers and many other key stakeholders to evaluate their operations. Today, efficiency and productivity are more important than ever before and businesses are looking at implemen
Waterways Ireland has begun work to restore navigation depths for boat traffic around Sarsfield Lock, and the Abbey River areas of the Shann… (afloat) [mappress] Source: afloat, October 19, 2011;
Vosta LMG BV, one of the world’s biggest dredging technology firms, has tied up with Chennai-based Tebma Shipyards Ltd to build dredges, or… By P. Manoj (livemint) [mappress] Source: livemint, October 19, 2011;
It is the most important international maritime Trade show of the Netherlands, Europort 2011. Dutch companies have never before presented themselves as such a strong collective. 42 companies participate in one of the two Maritime by Holland Pavilions, another 7 companies showcase their innovations o
Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, based in Stockton-On-Tees, will provide the installation and trenching of submarine cables (power, inter-array, seismic) and umbilicals to its clients – oil & gas operators and contractors, energy companies, offshore wind farm developers, project management & engineeri
The positive levels of activity recorded by Aberdeen Harbour throughout the first half of the year have continued through to September, with the port announcing improved performance across various sectors in the third quarter. Across the nine months, overall vessel tonnage has risen by five per cent
The trouble-hit Landeyjahofn harbour, built to shorten trips between the Westman Islands and the Icelandic mainland, was built in the wrong… (icenews) [mappress] Source: icenews, October 14, 2011;
Fleet Survey Team (FST) is conducting a hydrographic survey in the harbor of Durres, Albania, its approaches and anchorages in a cooperative survey with the Albanian government. FST deployed a seven-person survey team, comprised of both military and civilian surveyors, and a nine-meter survey vessel
