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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Other Harbor Works news and reviews

Egg Harbor Township may buy labor-saving trash trucks rather than build new Public Works building (Press of Atlantic City)
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Township officials propose holding off on constructing a new Public Works building. Instead, they might spend the money on new automated trash trucks that could free up workers for other tasks.

Oak Harbor City Council runs afoul of Open Public Meetings Act (Whidbey News Times)
A quorum of Oak Harbor City Council members likely violated the Open Public Meetings Act last week when they attended a public works standing committee meeting and discussed Pioneer Way plans. Councilman Jim Campbell was the only member of the seven-person council who didn’t attend. He said the mayor’s office invited the entire council to the public works committee meeting, but he refused ...

Bar Harbor artist explores illness that plagued her life, creativity (Bangor Daily News)
Emily Bracale was sitting in a chair in the College of the Atlantic's Edith H. Blum Gallery in Bar Harbor, talking about the difficulties people with Lyme disease sometimes have in convincing a doctor they need treatment.

Oak Harbor's storm water outfall on hold until 2011 (Whidbey News Times)
The 42-inch storm water outfall replacement project is on hold until next year, City Engineer Eric Johnston announced at a recent public works standing committee meeting.

Spring preview: Oak Harbor High School girls tennis (Whidbey News Times)
The four returning letter winners on the Oak Harbor High School girls tennis team will make up the Wildcats’ singles lineup this year, according to head coach Horace Mells.

Spring preview: Oak Harbor High School boys golf (Whidbey News Times)
The inexperienced Oak Harbor High School boys golf team is working hard to be competitive in the Wesco North.

Spring preview: Oak Harbor High School boys soccer (Whidbey News Times)
The Oak Harbor High School boys soccer team will have a new look this year as long-time assistant Brian Thompson takes over the program.

Mayor seeking $40,000 to demolish old Water Works building (Port Clinton News Herald)
PORT CLINTON -- The mayor will apply for $40,000 toward demolishing the old Water Works building.

Sagaponack Votes to Send Students to Bridgehampton and Sag Harbor (The Sag Harbor Express)
By Marissa Maier In the past few weeks the Sag Harbor and Bridgehampton School Districts have been courting the Sagaponack School Board. The districts hoped to persuade Sagaponack parents to send their children to their respective schools once the Sagaponack program ends in fourth grade. Sagaponack School District has traditionally sent their students to East Hampton. At [...]

Missing Fuel Found (Fenceviewer)
SOUTHWEST HARBOR —About $2,000 in gasoline believed to be missing from town tanks has been accounted for, according to interim public works director Donald Lagrange.