The province of Gelderland is granting a €460,000 subsidy for the construction of a container terminal on the Medel industrial estate in Tiel. In the future, up to 80,000 containers a year will have to be handled at the new terminal. A sizeable proportion of these will contain temperature-controlled
Femern A/S has commenced the process of prequalification of contracting companies, thereby giving the international construction industry access for the first time to detailed information about the further course of the project. Over the next few months until 18 January 2013, the companies can prepa
Ecosse Subsea Systems has completed a major seabed clearance project on the Laggan-Tormore project west of Shetland on behalf of TOTAL E&P Ltd and its partner DONG E&P (UK) Ltd. The Aberdeen subsea technology company deployed its SCAR1 trenching tool to remove up to 1000 boulders which were delaying
NCA, the project manager and developer of the project “Vannvåg Port”, has introduced plans for the construction of two new breakwaters outside the current port so that there will be an outer and an inner harbour area. The measure also includes dredging of the outer harbour area and the approach down
The Dragages Ports has invited bidders to submit their offers for the repair and maintenance works to the dredger “Daniel Laval” (104 x 22m). These works will include technical services and the replacement of: – 2 nozzles; – 1 hopper and sliding tray; – 2 crankshafts. The deadline for this tender is
PJSC Stroytransgaz has won the tender for the engineering, procurement, construction, and start-up of the Arctic terminal of the year-round oil export from the Novoportovskoe field developed by Gazprom Neft. Stroytransgaz has won as the leader of the consortium made of major companies that specializ
Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt Cuxhaven has introduced plans for the underwater clearance works at the Cuxhaven area. In preparation for the planned channel adjustments in the Lower and Outer Elbe construction site, these clearance works are required. To this end, several underwater obstacles are needed
Reef Subsea announced that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, based in the North-East of England, with offices in Aberdeen, has launched a new innovative subsea Trench ROV in Newcastle upon Tyne. Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical’s new Q1000 Jet Trencher was unveiled yesterday in fro
The United Kingdom will soon be home to a very special Italian-built dredger designed by a British dredger operator specialising in marina dredging. The vessel, to be constructed by Italy’s leading dredger manufacturer, Italdraghe SpA (San Giovanni, Italy) and designed by Goodchild Marine Services L
A further dredging of the Dublin inner city section of the Grand Canal will start in October 2012. The news was confirmed today by the Waterways Ireland, one of the six North/South Implementation Bodies established under the British Irish Agreement in 1999. Waterways Ireland has responsibility for t
The Steder Group has shipped large machinery items, with weights up to 85 tonnes, from the Netherlands to Singapore for a renowned Dutch dredging company. In total, the shipment consisted of more than 1,500 tonnes, with all the materials being intended for the refurbishment of a large backhoe dredge
Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 introduced a new licensing system for managing activities in the marine environment. This consultation seeks views on proposals to modify the current Exemptions Order, introducing new exemptions or modifying existing exemptions where the risks to the
