Rendering Heavy Cargo Deck Carrier – Picture Credit: HeavyLift@Sea
Small port, big cargo, narrow waterways: the heavy cargo deck carrier for offshore wind projects in the North and Baltic Seas, which is currently being built at a Chinese shipyard, is the answer to a wide range of customer requirements for this special ship that initially seemed to be difficult to reconcile. The Hamburg maritime engineering company HeavyLift@Sea presented the solution with an individual basic design for a...
Leading integrated shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC is opening a warehouse and open yard in the Middle East’s largest industrial zone and a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD).
The new GAC Abu Dhabi facility, expected to be fully operational by January next year, will serve a wide range of sectors including oil and gas, manufacturing, construction, FMCG, household effects, and specialist equipment.
GAC has been in Abu Dhabi since 1967, and...
The House of Lords will tomorrow, Wednesday 12th December, debate the Science and Technology Committee’s report “Off-site manufacture for construction: building for change.
Among those listed to speak are several members of the Committee including Lord Fox, Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), and Lord Mair, Past President of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
The debate is being moved by Lord Patel, Chair of the Science and Technology...
29-Nov-2018
FORESHORE DEVELOPMENT WITH INFILLING WORKS
Singapore
PORT REOPENED WITH RESTRICTIONS
Port Kembla, Australia
Foreshore development with infilling works
Thursday, November 29, 2018, Singapore
The working period for foreshore development with infilling works off Harbour Front, Cruise Bay, has been extended.
According to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Port Marine Notice No.119 of 2018 dated 28 November, the works will now be carried out from 29 November 2018 to 28 May 2019, 24...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/29/hot-pot-news-from-gac-10/
Teesside, UK/Rothera Point, Antarctica, 26 November 2018: For the Trans Global Projects Group (TGP), no location is too remote. But while the UK-based international project logistics specialist has handled numerous projects in some of the most inaccessible locations around the globe, even for industry professionals, Antarctica is a unique and challenging destination to serve.
TGP was awarded the contract for project logistics management for a shipment of equipment and construction materials to...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Marine Design Center (MDC) will soon be releasing a sources sought notice for the construction of the Mat Boat, a 188’x74’x10′ deck barge, for the Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) located on the Mississippi River. The barge is to be built to American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Rules for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways.
The sources sought notice is only for the construction of the barge, shown in Figure B, and not for the final product which incorporates a...
Axion Structural Innovations, Zanesville, Ohio, a leading provider of proven, tested structural composite solutions for a wide variety of industrial applications, will showcase its STRUXURE® Construction Mats at the 2018 International WorkBoat Show Nov. 28-30 in New Orleans.
Axion’s STRUXURE® Construction Mats, cribbing and industrial supports are impervious to moisture and resistant to insects and rotting over time in either damp, dry or arid environments. STRUXURE® mats are engineered for...
Construction of a new Oregon State University-bound research ship that will advance the science of coastal environments, and support research on topics such as ocean acidification, hypoxia, and sea level rise, officially began yesterday in Louisiana.
During the summer of 2017, the NSF awarded OSU a grant of $121.88 million to launch the construction of the first vessel, representing the largest grant in the university’s history. This past summer, the grant was supplemented with an additional $88...
QUECHEN SILICON CHEMICAL, the world’s 3rd-largest manufacturer of silica for green tires, has signed a ground lease to build its new European factory in Fos-sur-Mer in the South of France.
The largest Chinese industrial investment for a new factory in France has taken another major step forward with the signature of a ground lease between Quechen and the Port of Marseille Fos. This move means the site surveys necessary for construction can now be started and the factory is expected to be...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/19/newqs-from-port-of-marseille-fos/
London: Wednesday 26 September 2018 The developer of the landmark Edinburgh Marina development has today confirmed that detailed planning consent has been received for its community health centre and local retail provision at Chestnut Yard in the heart of the £500 million waterside scheme.
The delivery of a fully equipped medical centre and five retail units at Chestnut Yard will provide essential retail options and health services for Edinburgh Marina residents, whilst serving as a hub for...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/26/community-health-boost-for-edinburgh-marina/