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Port development, Tanger Med 2

Port development, Tanger Med 2 Tanger-Med is a cargo and passenger port located about 40 km east of Tangiers, Morocco, on the Straits of Gibraltar at the crossing of two major maritime routes only 15 km from the European mainland. The port consists of the Tanger Med 1 terminal, which went into service in 2007, a ferry terminal (2009), and the Tanger Med 2 port, which has been under construction since March 2010 and is scheduled

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Salvage operation, Full City

Salvage operation, Full City On July 30, 2009 bulk carrier Full City, (in ballast and at anchor off the port of Langesund, Norway, awaiting her berth) was trapped in a sudden storm, causing her anchor to drag. She went aground off the port of Langesund. This vessel was refloated by a SMIT Salvage team in mid-August, following the successful completion of a challenging operation. The Full City was driven onto a rocky shore after which

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Cleanup sediment treatment, Fox river

in April 2009 and the project is expected to reach completion as scheduled in 2016.  Key figures for the plant: 200 m3 per hour in situ capacity 8

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Port expansion, Gijón

of sand to shore in 2009. Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón Gijón, Spain UTE Dragado Gijón (Boskalis and other partners)

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Large-scale transplant of coral

Large-scale transplant of coral In Jamaica, between August 2009 and April 2010, coral was transplanted as part of the development of the Falmouth Cruise Ship Terminal. The ecological challenge One of the requirements of the National Environmental Protection Agency was the movement of the coral threatened by the work. Before the entrance channel to the port could be deepened, 24 different types of hard coral had to be transplanted: 150,000

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Full City

Full City On Thursday evening 30 July 2009 bulk carrier ‘Full City', 26,758 DWT (in ballast and at anchor off the port of Langesund, Norway, awaiting her berth) was trapped in a sudden storm, causing her anchor to drag, and came to rest on the rocks. The engine room flooded and the double bottom fuel oil tanks breached which resulted in a major spill. Subsequently, the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) mobilised all available crafts

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