Latest Harbor Works News

Marshalls to supply 330,000m2 of its Machine Lay Keyblok paving to the Port of Felixstowe

The construction of the new 730m quay for clients Hutchinson Port Holdings forms part of the UK’s Port Expansion programme and will allow berthing of deep water container ships with an increased capacity of 1.5m containers per annum. Marshalls has just secured its largest single commercial order to supply 330,000m2 of its specialist Machine Lay Keyblok paving to the Port of Felixstowe – that’s the equivalent to the size of 47 Wembley football... [more]

ISG Jackson Special Projects completes regeneration development projet at the Port of Lowestoft

ISG Jackson Special Projects has successfully completed a £1.4 million regeneration development with Associated British Ports (ABP) at the Port of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Working alongside Bidwells’ Building Consultancy team, the contractor has refurbished part of the former Waveney Fish Market to provide high specification office accommodation for new tenant, Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Ltd. The existing single-storey building has been extensi... [more]

The Platform Lift Company showcases latest lift innovations at The Big 5 in Dubai

The Platform Lift Company will be exhibiting their latest lift innovations at The Big 5 International Building and Construction Show in Dubai, 23rd-26th November. Innovations include the DDA compliant ‘A Type’ platform lift; which is freestanding and fully glazed. It also comes with standard powder coating and stainless steel or 1 hour fire rated panels to suit both contemporary and traditional interiors. E160, a new lift door with an ex... [more]

Aichi offers wheeled or tracked chassis on Global Series 12m and 14m self-propelled boom lifts

Aichi’s new Global Series 12m and 14m working height self-propelled boom lifts come in wheeled models and tracked chassis versions. Aichi’s new SP/SR14CJ and SP/SR12C ‘Global Series’ booms combine rugged, high specification engineering, versatile working range and compact design which raise the bar in the UK market for 12m/14m working height articulated booms. The first boom lifts to be launched under Aichi’s ‘Global Series’, the new platfo... [more]

Support for the 5th Annual PorTech Summit 2009

Shanghai Municipal of Transport and Port Authority is going to support The 5th Annual PorTech Summit 2009, which will be held in Oct. 28-30, 2009 in Marriott Shanghai, China. In March 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao chaired a State Council executive meeting and approved the promotion of Shanghai to speed up the development of International Financial and Shipping Center, which means the advance of high efficient ports of Shanghai as well as th... [more]

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Harbor-Works gets boost from Dept. of Ecology
Harbor-Works received a commitment from the state Department of Ecology Aug. 25 to set aside up to $4 million in cleanup funds. The money is available to Harbor-Works until the end of the calendar year, providing that Harbor-Works becomes eligible for action grants and meets grant requirements.

Benton Harbor pins hopes on new Nicklaus golf course
BENTON HARBOR -- This city on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan is beset with troubles: violent crime, racial strife, steep unemployment, and neighborhoods dotted with vacant homes and businesses.

Georgia Ports Authority: Harbor deepening hits critical stage
Corps of Engineers timetable, budget constraints could delay project past 2014 goal With a final decision on harbor deepening now pushed to next August, the project designed to take the Savannah River channel from 42 to 48 feet is fast running out of wiggle room to benefit from the big ships already beginning to call on East Coast ports. That was the urgent message Georgia Ports Authority ...

Little Egg Harbor mayor wants changes to civil service laws
LITTLE EGG HARBOR — Mayor Ray Gormley announced he has asked Ninth District legislators to pursue an unprecedented change in civil service laws.

Swampscott Harbor to get the beach ‘organized,’ boats out by Oct. 31
Swampscott Harbor was the topic of a long discussion among selectmen and members of their Harbor Advisory Committee on Tuesday night but adoption of a full set of regulations for harbor (and boat) management will have to wait ... except for one important point ....

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Sept. 1, 2010
INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Modified adenovirus malaria vaccine works a treat in mice Malaria kills more than 1 million individuals each year. Despite intensive research, there is still no malaria vaccine approved for use. A team of researchers, led by Moriya Tsuji, at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, New York, has now designed a new vaccine that provides protection from malaria in mice. The team ...

CANDY VANDALS LEAVE SOUR REMAINS ON BMX TRACK
EGG HARBOR TWP - The Egg Harbor Township Police Department is investigating the burglary and vandalism to the concession stand at the BMX track in Veterans Memorial Park, off Ocean Heights Avenue in the Scullville section of the township.

New Resort Coming to Bar Harbor
A new five star resort has been approved for Bar Harbor. And where it will be built means some current businesses will have to close shop. Meghan Hayward reports. Several businesses along West Street in Bar Harbor will be torn down to make room for a new resort. "It's a 102 room hotel wi . . .

Sinchak selected for all-star football game
Oak Harbor High School sophomore Dakota Sinchak was recently selected by Offense-Defense Football Camps as one of its youth all-Americans.

Local News
The Daily World & The AP While both Grays Harbor and Pacific county unemployment rates fell in June, that slight dip may be due to a traditional drop in unemployment during the summer season, according to state and regional economists. Grays Harbor's jobless rate dropped .7 percent in June to...