Finland: Van Oord Wins Eur 4 million Dredging Contract

Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contactor gets dredging works contract at Turk, Finland.Main site or location of works is Pori. Total final value of contract is 4 060 000 EUR.

Pori is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki river, which is the largest in Finland. Pori is the most important town in the Satakunta region.

About Van Oord

Van Oord is a world class marine contractor, working day to day on dredging and marine projects around the world.

Van Oord is an independent, privately owned company with a committed shareholder base. Our business is to carry out challenging projects with our highly skilled professional staff and our modern production fleet. Safeguarding the long-term continuity of our company is the main focus of our actions as well as our thoughts.

Achieving good financial results is a prerequisite for this. Investment in people and equipment is crucial to our future. Work safety and quality are always a top priority. We are honest and responsible in our actions and expect the same from our clients and other business partners.

Van Oord executes projects of any size or complexity anywhere in the world. The combination of dedication and entrepreneurship perpetually creates new business opportunities. We offer our clients solutions to their problems – from the designing table all the way to project completion, conscious of the environment and anticipating local circumstances.

Van Oord is continuously improving its equipment and work methods. Innovative thinking has led Van Oord to present top position in the world of marine contracting.

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Source: ted, July 27, 2010;