Construction of a water intake on the River Psou will be concluded in autumn 2012, Yuga.ru reports. (vestnikkavkaza) [mappress] Source: vestnikkavkaza, August 1, 2011
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has won a contract for the construction of a new port terminal TX2 at Superporto do Açu. The Açu Superport industrial complex in the north of Rio de Janeiro state is the largest port-industry enterprise in Latin America and is expected to become one of the
A guide to cost standards for dredging equipment 2009, prepared by IADC from data exclusively collected for this purpose, gives the replacement value ex-works, yard or importer and exclusive of VAT, in Europe on 1 January 2009 for several types of dredging equipment. The values given in this publica
The Container Terminal Dortmund (CTD) expects to transfer 300,000 TEU this year, 5% more than the 287,000 TEU of 2010 when a growth of more than 13% was recorded. It is expected that the limit of the terminal capacity will be reached in about two years, with 190,000 movements, or around 325,000 TEU.
DP World Ltd. is preparing to spend 1.5 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) on Britain’s first deepwater port in at least 20 years at a time when… By Scott Hamilton (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, July 27, 2011;
Acta Marine has recently upgraded the functionality of its Ultra Shallow Support Vessel “Coastal Enterprise” with Dynamic Positioning. This system allows the Coastal Enterprise to automatically maintain its position and heading by using only its own propellers and thrusters. Coastal Enterprise is th
The construction of Maasvlakte 2, the expansion of the Port of Rotterdam, is proceeding according to schedule. Currently work is focusing on building the hard seawall, dredging the quays for the first container terminals and the preparations for the construction of infrastructure like roads, interse
A ROW is brewing between Gibraltar and La Linea over the Rock’s controversial land reclamation programme… (theolivepress) [mappress] Source: theolivepress, July 21, 2011;
The deepening of the Western Scheldt has made the port of Antwerp easily accessible not only to Ultra Large Container Ships of over 10,000 TEU but also to capesize vessels, as demonstrated by yesterday’s arrival of the MG Courage with an enormous cargo of steam coal for the German market. The vessel
If weather conditions are favourable, Sventoji Port which was covered in sand may again serve yachts in a couple of weeks, even though there… By Danuta Pavilenene (baltic-course) [mappress] Source: baltic-course, July 20, 2011;
Fears that the Port of Falmouth Masterplan would include proposals for new housing in and around the docks have proved unfounded… (cospp) [mappress] Source: cospp, July 18, 2011;
The first 100-metre track has been constructed on Maasvlakte 2. It is mainly to test how quickly and how much sand blows in. Now that this is known, 12 kilometres of new track is being constructed. The first trains will start running at the end of next year. At Maasvlakte 2 rail traffic is being [&h
