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France: Officials Seek Bids for Dredging Work at Port of Paris
Port autonome de Paris has announced tender for dredging work in the district of Port of Paris (Region Ile-de-France). Work Includes: Dredging work with elimination of non-hazardous inert sediments; Dredging unpolluted (inert) and polluted (non inert) materials; Riprap dredging and specialist works;
UK: British Waterways Pledges to Better Dredging for Gloucester Docks
Better dredging is on the way to Gloucester Docks, to the delight of campaigners. After fears the future of the historic area was in … (thisisgloucestershire) [mappress] Source: thisisgloucestershire, October 7, 2011;
The Netherlands: Construction of Dune Viaduct at Maasvlakte 2 Nears Completion
The work on the dune viaduct is approaching completion. This link connecting the existing port area and Maasvlakte 2 will be delivered by the contractor to the Port Authority in December 2011. The last activities involve setting up the traffic management and installing public lighting. Road traffic
The Netherlands: Rotterdam Artists Follow Construction of Maasvlakte 2
The Rotterdam artists Frans Bianchi and Harry van der Woerd followed the construction of Maasvlakte 2 for eighteen months. Now FutureLand is displaying their work. Armed with sketchbooks and paint, the artists regularly spent time on the 40-metre high radar mast and captured a number of panoramic vi
The Netherlands: Maasvlakte 2 Block Dam Over Halfway Done
Since starting at the end of April 2011, the Blockbuster has placed almost 2 kilometres of new block dam. Over half of the 3.5-km breakwater is now in the sea. The block dam is an essential part of the hard seawall that will protect Maasvlakte 2 in the northwest against the forces of the sea. [&hell
Ireland: DPC Awards Tender to Operate Dundalk Port
Dublin Port Company has today announced that, following a public tender process, the contract to operate Dundalk Port has been awarded to O’Hanlon & Sons Contractors Ltd. The tender follows the decision by the Minister for Transport, Mr. Leo Varadkar T.D., to transfer ownership of Dundalk Port to Du
The Netherlands: BTT Prepares for Large Vessels
Botlek Tank Terminal started driving new mooring piles at its jetty. The water depth is currently being increased from 13.65 to 15 metres, so that BTT will be capable of receiving vessels with a draught of up to 115,000 DWT. Each of the seven pile has a diameter of 2 metres, a length of 36 […
Denmark: Dong Energy Plans to Remove More Stones from Seabed
Dong Energy’s detailed seabed investigations have documented that there are about 5,000 stones at positions, which may cause problems for the wind turbine and cable installation. The stones will be removed and placed in a number of artificial reefs within the 88km2 large wind farm area. Stone fishin
Singapore: Geophysics Professor to Discuss Risks of Dredging and Land Reclamation
Dr. Lucien Halleux, explains that some of the risks associated with dredging and land reclamation projects cover multiple financial, technical and operational aspects. And as with any other industrial activity, the risk control of dredging operations starts with a thorough understanding of the proce
The Netherlands: Completion of Dredging at BTT Scheduled for November
Maritime contractor Hakkers of Werkendam started driving new mooring piles at the jetty of Botlek Tank Terminal (HES Beheer interest 50%) on the 3rd of October. The waterdepth at BTT’s jetty is currently being increased from 13.65 to 15 metres, so that BTT will be capable of receiving vessels with a
The Netherlands: Port of Rotterdam Authority Signs Declaration of Intent with Vinalines
Recently, the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a declaration of intent with Vinalines, Vietnam’s largest state-run enterprise in the maritime sector. The ultimate aim is joint investigation of the feasibility of further cooperation between the parties for the development and exploitation of ports.
Belgium: Dredging Brings Larger Ships to Antwerp Port
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Belgium Freight Transport Report Q4 2011”. The port of Antwerp’s dredging project… (sunherald) [mappress] Source: sunherald, October 3, 2011;
Russia to Launch Ust-Luga Terminal in November
Russia will start oil loadings at a new Baltic port of Ust-Luga in mid-November as it tries to bypass transit countries such as Belarus … (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, September 30, 2011;
UK: Future Looks Bright for Dunbar Harbour
Multi-million pound plans to redevelop Dunbar Harbour have been given a boost… By Kirsty Gibbins (eastlothiancourier) [mappress] Source: eastlothiancourier, September 29, 2011;