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Dredger Sospan Dau kicks off capital dredging in Lowestoft
Boskalis hopper dredger Sospan Dau has commenced capital dredging operations in the Outer Harbor at the Port of Lowestoft. The start of capital dredging of the Outer Harbor and channel approaches represents significant milestone in the construction of the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF). TS
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Project QuayLink making great progress (VIDEO)
Meet the crews who are making great progress on Terminal 3 in East Devonport building the new wharf for Spirit of Tasmania. The QuayLink is once in a generation infrastructure development project, which is being delivered by JV company established by Hazell Bros Group Pty Ltd and Brady Marine & Civi
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AD Ports to upgrade and modernize Luanda Port in Angola
AD Ports Group has signed several agreements with Unicargas and Multiparques leading to securing a 20-year concession agreement (extendable for another 10 years) with the Luanda Port Authority for the operation and upgrade of the existing Luanda multipurpose port terminal in Angola. The agreements w
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Lumsden Point development moving forward
Pilbara Ports, Western Australia, has acquired the first customers for the company’s new port facilities at Lumsden Point in the Port Hedland. The agreements with Mineral Resources and Pilbara Minerals will enable Pilbara Ports to move on to the next stages of this construction project. Minister for
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Teesworks new quay almost ready for action
A vital new quay on the south bank of the River Tees is set to be operational in early summer 2024 for the Teesworks industrial development, after the completion of a multi-million-pound investment program. Building work on the first 450-metre phase of the South Bank Heavy Lift Quay is now complete
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Green light for the Port 2000 river access channel project
On Friday, 29 March 2024, the Administrative Court in Rouen dismissed a summary motion to suspend work on the river access channel in Le Havre. This means that HAROPA PORT can continue the preparatory work for the embankment to secure and expand river barge access to Port 2000. In the ruling issued,
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Works for the new Valencia container quay starting soon
The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has opened bids for the construction of a new container quay – the North Terminal. According to the company, APV has received four offers for the awarding competition for the execution of the container dock works in the northern expansion of the Port of Valencia.
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DP World, Rumo to build new terminal at Port of Santos
DP World has joined forces with Brazilian railway operator Rumo to build a new terminal at the Port of Santos. According to DP World, this is in addition to recent investments in their container handling facilities increasing capacity from 1.2 million TEUs to 1.4 million TEUs, while expanding the si
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Stage 4 of the Port of Rønne development project gets green light
Port of Rønne, Denmark, has officially received the green light for stage 4 of the port’s development project. Environmental approvals of the project mark another step forward in securing the future of Bornholm. “This is crucial for the island’s development and the modernization of the port, enablin
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North Charleston Terminal expansion project includes dredging
South Carolina Ports is working on another expansion project in the Port of Charleston. With support from the state and unanimous approval from the SC Ports Board of Directors, SC Ports plans to purchase the former WestRock paper mill site in North Charleston to further expand port capacity at the P
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Dredging included in the Klaipeda Marshalling Harbor project
To accommodate future developments in the Baltic Sea, Klaipeda Port recently announced an international tender for the reconstruction of quays and dredging works. According to the port, the quays of the Smeltė peninsula will be reconstructed and adapted for the handling, assembly, and storage of win
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Augusta Port expansion project taking shape in Sicily
Work is underway on the construction of a new container quay terminal in the Port of Augusta, Italy. According to DEME Group, the company’s Italian team is currently working hard on the extension of the commercial port in Augusta, Sicily, building on significant progress made last year. The recent i
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Boskalis widening Southampton’s Western Docks Channel
Boskalis Westminster Ltd recently commenced work on a capital dredging project within the Port of Southampton. The project, being undertaken on behalf of Associated British Ports (ABP), will widen a section of the existing navigation channel within the port’s Western Docks by up to 46m over a length
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HR Wallingford developing models for Aktau Port
Over the next 18 months, HR Wallingford will be carrying out a study for The World Bank to assess how water levels in the Caspian Sea are likely to change under a range of future climate change scenarios and how this will affect the Port of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Aktau is the largest port in […