Ports and Terminals

By nature port planning is a multidisciplinary activity. It involves expertise in the field of transport economics, shipping, nautical matters, safety and logistics. But also knowledge of waves and currents, sediment transport and coastal morphology, dredging and land reclamation, and design of breakwaters and quays. Hence port planning is...

The role of Dutch civil engineering in modern port planning in Japan (1870s–1890s)

In the mid-nineteenth century, civil engineering and technological innovation began to play a major role in the modernization and westernization of Japan. From the 1870s to the 1890s, Dutch civil engineers worked with Japanese practitioners on the design of Japanese ports, a key starting point for urban development. This article explores the...

Applying the ‘Building with Nature’ philosophy for sustainable port development: Opportunity study for the Port-Industrial Complex Kuala Tanjung, Indonesia

The aim of the Building with Nature (BwN) design philosophy is to improve on a traditional approach for infrastructural projects by utilising natural processes to create benefits for society and nature. In a fast-changing world where climate action is becoming increasingly important, there is need for an innovative approach in large...

Design of a commercial port in Nador West, Morocco

Design of a port in Morocco, as part of the design workshop 2017 in Caen, France. <br/>This report includes a design from the new Nador West Med Port near Nador, Morocco. Given requirements are an entrance to the northeast and minimal dredging works to be conducted. A layout of the harbour is made for wave directions during storm from the...

Scheveningen Harbour Project

The Hague Municipality, which is responsible for Scheveningen Harbour, is seeking solutions for two problems it is currently facing: reorganization/expansion of Scheveningen Harbour considering the shortage of marina places and the future demands; and connection of the north and south sides of the harbour, namely, bridging De Pijp. CoMEM TU...

Havenfaciliteiten voor LNG electriciteitscentrale aan de Golf van Mannar, Zuid-India

Indian Power Projects Limited (IPPL) heeft het voornemen om een 2500 MW grote "Combined Cycle Gas Turbine" electriciteitscentrale te bouwen. De locatie van de electriciteitscentrale is gepland in het dorpje Vembar, in de provincie Tamil Nadu in Zuid-India. Ten behoeve van de gasvoorziening voor deze electriciteitscentrale zal Liquified Natural...