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Sweco to Design New Sea Port Terminal in Lithuania
Sweco has been awarded a major contract in connection with expansion and renovation of the Passenger and Cargo Terminal at the Baltic Sea port of Klaipeda in Lithuania. The contract is worth about EUR 1 million. Every year the Lithuanian coastal city of Klaipeda attracts a growing number of tourists
UK: Dredging on Avon River Resumes
Campaigners are celebrating after important dredging work was carried out on the River Avon. After years of calling for silt to be scraped… (thisisgloucestershire) [mappress] Source: thisisgloucestershire, October 25, 2010;
UK: Dredging Project on Portsmouth Port to Start Next Year
Water depths at Portsmouth Commercial Port are to be increased by around two metres from early next year. It is the first time in nearly 20… (porttechnology) [mappress] Source: porttechnology, October 22, 2010;
Russia: Ust-Luga Company and Dredging International Signs Memorandum of Cooperation
Joint stock company Ust-Luga and Dredging International signed a memorandum of cooperation in solving technical issues on development of the… (rtdr) [mappress] Source: rtdr, October 21, 2010;
Jan De Nul Takes on the 500th Engineer
The international dredging group Jan De Nul has just taken on its 500th engineer: Maarten Beckers (23). “It is very special to me that we can engage the 500th engineer in times of crisis,” says Jan Pieter De Nul, CEO of Jan De Nul Group. “There are not many companies in Belgium that employ that [&he
Iceland: Landeyjahofn Harbour Needs More Dredging
Iceland’s brand new Landeyjahofn harbour, built for the Westman Islands ferry, continues to cause expensive headaches… (icenews) [mappress] Source: icenews, October 19, 2010;
UK: Lincolnshire Beach Project Ends Soon
More than 400,000 cubic metres of sand has been pumped on to the Lincolnshire coastline to help protect homes and businesses from flooding… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, October 18, 2010;
Kazakh-Russian Working Group Revives “Eurasia” Canal Project
The Kazakh-Russian joint working group is expected to present soon a proposal for the construction of a “Eurasia” canal linking the Caspian… By Roman Muzalevsky (atimes) [mappress] Source: atimes, October 15, 2010
Young CEDA Evenings October, November, December 2010
Entitled “Working in the Dredging Sector” Young CEDA is organising a series of evening meetings for students and young professionals this October and November. During the evenings various enthusiastic speakers talk about their educative and also interesting experiences during the first years of thei
Portsmouth Port Dredging Project to Bring Benefits (UK)
Portsmouth City Council has agreed plans to dredge the port, currently 7.5m deep at low tide, to 9.3m, which will safeguard current cargo… By Rory O’Keeffe (portsmouth) [mappress] Source: portsmouth, October 15, 2010;
UK: BPC Appoints Costain and Nuttal for Construction of Bristol Deep Sea Terminal
The British Port Company has taken a significant step towards the next stage in building its new £500 million Bristol Deep Sea Container … (porttechnology) [mappress] Source: porttechnology, October 14, 2010;
The Netherlands: Royal Rotra Starts Container Terminal
Royal Rotra is allowed to start Construction can start constructing a container terminal at its site in the city of Doesburg. The company expects to handle between 5,000 and 10,000 containers per year at the terminal along the River IJssel. Recently, the local municipality granted a building permit
The Netherlands: Port Authority and SKOR Organise Series of Art Projects Surrounding Construction of Maasvlakte 2
Between now and 2013, a series of art projects will take place on and around Maasvlakte 2. The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Foundation Art and Public Space (SKOR) have agreed to set aside a joint € 500,000 for this. “There should be place for art with a big project like Maasvlakte 2. Art [&he
New Peterhead Port’s Quay Completed (UK)
A £33.5 million project to construct a new, all weather, deepwater quay at Peterhead has been completed on schedule and within budget, with… (oilvoice) [mappress] Source: oilvoice, October 13, 2010;