A significant archaeological discovery made at Lunt Meadows, Sefton during habitat restoration work by the Environment Agency has confirmed the work is restoring the site to its natural habitat. The discovery was made in summer of this year during excavation work at the 70ha site alongside the River
People fighting a plan to dredge a deep water channel in Falmouth Harbour are meeting in the town tonight, reports itv.com. The meeting is being organised by Falmouth Friends of the Earth (FalFoE), and will take place at the Poly on Church Street. A trial dredging in the harbour has been carried out
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and employers’ organisation Deltalinqs have called on the Dutch government to seek a maximum European contribution to the hinterland connections which are so important for the Netherlands. In the European Union budget negotiations it is of the utmost importance that t
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by contractor VolkerStevin as design engineer for the deepening of two berths located in the Western Docks at the Port of Southampton, UK. Together with other port upgrades, the work for Associated British Ports will increase the terminal’s container throughput capa
Last week in the European Parliament the Intermed association, comprising the ports of Barcelona, Marseilles and Genoa, defended the excellent potential of Mediterranean ports to achieve more balanced and sustainable logistics in Europe. The president of the association and most senior representativ
According to Bulletin of Public Procurements, Moebius Construction Ukraine, Ltd. has been selected in a tender process to perform the dredging project at the Port of Yuzhny. The contract is valued at more than UAH 1.1 billion, reports portnews.ru. This contract is to be executed in 2012-2015 as part
The contractor PUMA has started the dredging work at the temporary barrier between the Yangtze harbour and the ports on Maasvlakte 2. Completion of this program is scheduled for the second quarter of 2013. The construction of Maasvlakte 2 is progressing on schedule and within the estimated budget. [
The self-propelled backhoe dredger “Pat M”, owned by Humber Work Boats, is on its way to Venezuela. The main reason for this trip is helping Venezuela to improve its port infrastructure. “Pat M” will be used for the port of La Guaira expansion project, according to thisishullandeastriding.co.uk. Dav
The MCS container terminal in Leeuwarden and the winding hole for 110-metre ships at the junction of the Zwette and Van Harinxma canals have been opened officially. Construction involved an investment of EUR 8.5 million. The new gantry crane can lift 47 tonnes and handle 25 containers per hour. Two
Reef Subsea today announced that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power and Umbilical Ltd., with offices in Stockton-on-Tees and Aberdeen, has successfully completed a contract with UK energy company Centrica Energy. The contract saw Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical assist with seabed excavation ser
FLOODrisk 2012, the second European Conference on flood risk management, was opened on Tuesday November 20 by Harry Baayen, general director of Deltares. FLOODrisk 2012 was organised by Deltares en HR Wallingford and is being held in Rotterdam from 20 to 22 November. FLOODrisk 2012 will explore rece
Deltares is performing tests in the Atlantic Basin (wave current basin) to study the suction effects of passing ships on ships moored in a port. The aim of these tests is to make ports safer. Especially in narrow passages, the suction effects of large vessels can lead to large problems: breaking moo
