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UK: Rivers Tone and Parret Dredging Gets Money Boost
A £50,000 contribution will be pumped into a dredging scheme for the Rivers Tone and Parrett under Taunton Deane Borough Council’s annual budget proposals unveiled yesterday. Leader, Councillor John Williams, said the Council is aware that extreme flooding over the past two years have had a huge imp
Azerbaijan: Baku Port Terminal Gets New Address
The Baku International Sea Trade Port terminal will be relocated to a new address by the end of July this year, reports abc.az. The Ministry of Transport decided that the new location for this terminal will be in Alyat settlement. These works are ongoing, said Musa Panakhov, the Deputy Minister of T
Work Underway to Provide Extra Protection for Riverside Quay (UK)
The Environment Agency is installing a one-kilometre long stretch of temporary flood banking near Riverside Quay in Hull to provide extra protection from tidal flood risk. Work began on Saturday to raise the height of a low-spot in the Humber’s defences, using a line of large sand and gravel-filled
Pumping Continues to Remove Flood Waters from Somerset Levels (UK)
Flood warnings remain in force for south west and southern England. Heavy showers could cause further flooding in south west and southern England through to Wednesday and people should continue to check their flood risk, the Environment Agency said yesterday. With the ground already saturated, river
Ireland: Port of Cork on Right Track
Total traffic through the Port of Cork in 2013 reached 9.1 million tonnes compared to 9.05 million tonnes in 2012. Like most Ports worldwide, the Port of Cork has experienced very challenging trading conditions in 2013, however some cargos have shown an increase compared to 2012 levels and this is v
Acta Marine Expands Its Marine Workboat Services (France)
Acta Marine B.V. recently decided to open an office in Paris in order to enhance the marine services towards its customers. Due to several large infrastructure projects in Africa and the Middle East, significant demand for shallow draft support vessels has been noted, therefore the Company that serv
Firm Gets Marine Licence for Phase 1 of Brighton Marina Development (UK)
Leading law firm Michelmores solicitors has successfully obtained marine planning permission for Phase 1 of the £235 million Brighton Marina Development. Securing the grant of the Licence has enabled construction work to commence on the development which has taken 10 years to come to fruition. The o
CT Offshore, Gwynt y Môr Finalise OWF Agreement
Last week an agreement was finalised and signed between CT Offshore and Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited, covering free-laying, installation and burial of 63 cables of the in total 161 inter-array cables at one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms. The cable laying and installation will be
The Netherlands: Big Step Forward for Rotterdam Container Port
Never before, anywhere in the world, have nine Super Post Panamax container cranes been delivered at the same time in a port by the builders. Seven were built by ZPMC and two by Kalmar, all in China. ZPMC divided its shipment over its own special transport vessels the Zhen Hua 14, which will start u
The Netherlands: IJmuiden Dredging Plan Unveiled
Rijkswaterstaat Programma’s Projecten en Onderhoud has announced the details about the IJmuiden dredging plans. This development program will include maintenance dredging of the access channels and approach areas in the North Sea and in the outer harbour of IJmuiden. The Rijkswaterstaat’s dredging p
Blackbird Bends Dredging About to Begin (UK)
Trees will be cleared, streams dredged and water redirected this month in work to prevent frequent flooding of the A38 near Wellington. Somerset County Council will tackle some of the problems causing rainwater to sit on the road at Blackbird Bends with work starting this week. Cabinet Member for Hi
Port of Cork Secures Funding for Development (Ireland)
Following a successful funding procedure, the Port of Cork has been awarded funding by the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The Port of Cork, described as a future Core Network port by TEN-T, plays a key strategic role in the movement of goods to and from the UK and Continental Europe. This
EA Works On New Plan to Reduce Flood Risk in Leicester (UK)
The Environment Agency is beginning work with Leicester City Council on a new plan to reduce flood risk in Leicester. This follows additional funding released by the Government after last winter’s floods. As part of the project, the Environment Agency will begin a four week programme of exploratory
Horizon Acquires Controlling Interest in Pelydryn
Horizon Survey Company (Horizon) and Pelydryn Ltd (Pelydryn) announced that with effect from 1st December 2013 Horizon have acquired a controlling interest in Pelydryn. It is planned that the two companies will retain their individual identities and continue to operate independently. Where beneficia