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Tackling infrastructure gaps
2021-11-19T13:23:00+00:00By Rebecca Jeffrey
Gaps in global port infrastructure will be identified through a series of new workshops.
Final curtain call for outdated cranes
2019-01-31T09:43:00+00:00
Alex Hughes investigates the options for dismantling when a crane has reached the end of its useful life
Keeping an eye on below-the-waterline assets
2018-08-06T21:09:00+01:00
New technology is giving port operators the ability to see what''s going on under the surface, even in murky or inaccessible corners, writes Stevie Knight.
Drawing inspiration for sediment treatment
2018-04-30T09:21:00+01:00
Iain MacIntyre reports on the use of polymers and mudcreting technology in dredging and reclamation projects
Breaking out of the mould
2018-03-05T14:10:00+00:00
Today''s port breakwater construction ties placement, innovation and ecology together, explains Stevie Knight.
Terms and conditions
2017-11-06T09:33:00+00:00
Pitching a port tender just right can be a minefield. Alex Hughes reports

Driving down noise
2017-07-20T10:58:00+01:00
Noise abatement from piling activities is now easier to achieve, finds Dave MacIntyre
Laying down tracks
2017-04-03T16:44:00+01:00
Fine tuning port-rail operations is key to realising the full potential of rail traffic, reports Alex Hughes
Concrete solutions
2017-02-03T09:18:00+00:00
HamidReza Hassanli, Ehsan Emamifard Naeeni and Mansoureh Hasanzadeh discuss their experiences with self-compacting concrete
Under attack
2016-02-24T12:25:00+00:00
Corrosion has the power to slash the life span of port structures, explains John Bensalhia
Conflict avoidance
2015-07-27T19:03:00+01:00
Conflict and opposition – an inevitable response to any major dredging project? A new concept says it doesn’t have to be that way. Felicity Landon reports.
Faster, deeper, cheaper
2015-03-12T10:00:00+00:00
Underwater, floating, sand-filled or rock-strengthened; breakwaters come in all shapes and sizes finds Felicity Landon
Focus and feedback
2014-01-16T10:00:00+00:00
Benjamin Franklin may once have claimed that “well done is better than well said”, but good feedback will ensure that word spreads and the customer base widens.
High maintenance
2014-01-15T10:00:00+00:00
Independent maintenance, repair and overhaul companies are making their mark, as John Bensalhia finds out
Treating your piles
2007-11-14T16:59:00+00:00
While cathodic protection is an acknowledged preventative measure for new construction, the technology is seldom used on ageing structures, reports Patrik Wheater

FROM BERTH TO BREAKWATER SOME VERY CONCRETE REASONS
2004-06-01T00:00:00+01:00
Concrete''s value within the port environment is almost unlimited. And fresh innovations incorporating its use are appearing all the time, as David Foxwell discovers.
SEALING THE SUBSTRATE
2004-06-01T00:00:00+01:00
Although generally speaking more resistant to corrosion and other forms of degradation than steel piles or many other marine structures, over the course of time concrete may itself need additional protection.

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Science behind the magic
2007-11-14T12:46:00+00:00
Cathodic Protection reduces the corrosion of metal surfaces by making the steel surface the cathode of an electro-chemical cell by using either a galvanic sacrificial anode, usually an electrochemically active alloy such as aluminium, zinc or magnesium, or by using an impressed current system.
Alternative to ultrasonics
2006-11-01T18:27:00+00:00
Visual inspection and ultrasonics may be the most used forms of inspection for ALWC,but RTD Group also recommends RTD INCOTEST (which stands for INsulated COmponent TEST), a unique corrosion survey method that allows ferrous objects to be surveyed without the need to make contact with the surface. This means that ...
Eating into the Bottom Line
2006-11-01T18:27:00+00:00
Accelerated low water corrosion is becoming more widespread in sheet piling. David Foxwell looks at the latest thinking on how to tackle port nasties
Pavement performance revisited
2006-06-01T00:00:00+01:00
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ROSAFE UPS THE STANDARD
2004-12-01T00:00:00+00:00
As highlighted above, although accidents have been relatively rare, passenger safety is of interest to everyone in the industry, and, with this in mind, a new safety device for ferry linkspans has been produced jointly by Royal Haskoning and Bosch Rexroth.
NEW STANDARD ON ITS WAY
2004-12-01T00:00:00+00:00
A new design code for the design of ro-ro ramps, linkspans and walkways - British Standard 6349 Part 8 - is due to be published early next year, enabling ro-ro infrastructure to be planned, designed and built to an acceptable common set of rules, as explains.
SEEKING SOLUTIONS TO ALWC
2004-09-01T00:00:00+01:00
Despite extensive research now being undertaken, for the time being there is little comprehensive, independent, user-friendly guidance available about Accelerated Low Water Corrosion (ALWC), perhaps the most serious problem affecting steel piling in ports and harbours today. David Foxwell investigates.
MORTAR IN THE WATER
2004-09-01T00:00:00+01:00
Another way to reinforce steel piling that has been subjected to ALWC is to use a reinforcing concrete. UK-based Flexcrete uses a wide range of purpose-designed marine mortars, sprayed mortars and unique cementitious coatings based on its advanced microsilica, polymer and fibre technology, to protect marine structures.
DECKING AND REINFORCEMENT FOR FERRY SERVICE
2004-06-01T00:00:00+01:00
A new deep water jetty for ro-ro ferries serving the Orkney Isles has recently entered service that makes extensive use of concrete, both in the decking for the jetty and as a means of reinforcing the piles on which it sits.