2010
25 November 2010 | Floating Pod
As part of the redevelopment of Marina Bay and the old Clifford Pier in Singapore a new boutique hotel has been developed for Precious Quay Pte Ltd in Singapore. Attached to the hotel are a floating spa and meeting rooms as well as a floating entertainment pod. This pod is a circular structure with full glass walls that will give the occupants the feeling they are virtually at the water level while offering unrestricted views of the surrounding skyline.
26 May 2010 | Military Edition BoxBarrier
During the Armour Day of the Royal Dutch Army Corps of Engineers a special edition of the BoxBarrier was presented.
14 April 2010 | First independent import terminal for oil products in Jakarta, Indonesia opened
April 12 of 2010 marked the official opening of Vopak Terminal Jakarta, the first independent storage terminal for oil and related products in Jakarta, see Vopak’s press release (link to http://www.vopak.com/press/137_1901.php) for details.
12 April 2010 | Ports 2010, Jacksonville, Florida
The Xbloc® team will attend the Ports 2010 Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, USA from April 25 till 28. You can meet the Xbloc team at the Xbloc booth.
19 March 2010 | Pilot project double stack BoxBarrier
On a construction site in the city of Den Bosch the double stack BoxBarrier concept has been tested successfully.
22 Januari 2010 | Innovation Award BoxBarrier
The Royal Dutch Army Corps of Engineers awarded the BoxBarrier with their Innovation Award, “Golden Pioneer 2009”.
4 Januari 2010 | First vessel at Berth 5
The Vopak Horizon Fujairah Limited (VHFL) phase 5 off-shore expansions has been successfully completed and first vessel has arrived at the new Berth 5 on the morning of the 20th of December 2009.