Largest public port project on Texas Coast McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has been awarded the Velasco Container Terminal expansion project at Port Freeport, Texas. The Velasco Terminal expansion, which includes Berth 8, features over 925 feet of berth extension and will accommodate post-Panamax gantry cranes. This will be the single […]

The Port of Antwerp in Belgium is a growing destination for both sea and river cruises. In order to accommodate more and larger vessels, there was a need for more capacities, defined by De Vlaamse Waterweg & AG Vespa i.o.v. Stad Antwerpen. The Scheldekaai (the quay in Antwerp along the […]

Alicante has always been an important gateway for seafarers, being a historic Mediterranean port. Tourism is the main economic driver for Alicante, with the cruise terminal being a very important entry point. The city, located at the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, has now invested into the refurbishment of its […]

How the Big Beaver became one company’s standby for repairing foundations The strength of a structure lies in its foundation. Without a strong base, the building is at risk. And even though a house may have initially been built with a sufficient base, foundation repair is occasionally unavoidable. Eddie Zansler, […]

ShibataFenderTeam has successfully delivered a unique fender guidewall system to the Joint Venture Max Bögl / HC Hagemann / Heijmans for the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA). The system protects the newly built “Kattwykbrücke” in the Port of Hamburg, being one of the largest lifting bridges in the world with 2,000t […]

The ferry connection between Jutland and Zealand is an important link for daily commuters in Denmark. More than 1 million cars and 2.5 million passengers travel annually with the ferry from Port of Aarhus, which is also the biggest industrial port in Denmark. The ferry terminal had been in the […]

Karlsruhe, Germany – Electricity grid expansion, wind turbines, solar panels: When it comes to the energy revolution, these topics are often at the forefront. Heat generation and heat consumption, on the other hand, are less present despite the fact that the latter accounts for about half of all energy consumption. […]

OVERVIEW The $275 million First National Center renovation, one of the country’s most significant restoration projects, is happening in downtown Oklahoma City. The art deco tower was built for First National Bank in 1931 and is now a designated historic landmark. When the renovation is completed in the fall of […]

Storm Protection/Seawall Build – Mantoloking, NJ and Brick, NJ The Need for Coastal Protection The catastrophic damage from a type of storm historically seen in the Southeast and the Gulf Coast awakened local authorities to the necessity of protective measures. The U.S. coast is substantially more crowded than the country […]

The Monte Grande Dam, in the southwestern province of Barahona in the Dominican Republic, is an important infrastructure project for the country. In addition to controlling water levels in the Yaque del Sur River, the 55 m tall dam will also be used for flood protection and generation of hydroelectric […]