The International Association of Dredging Companies announced today that submissions are open for the annual IADC Safety Award. It is now possible to enter your submissions for the IADC Safety Award 2023. Two awards will be given: one to a dredging organisation and a second to a supply chain organis
Van Oord celebrated the christening of brand new trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Apolonia today. This is Van Oord’s second hopper dredger equipped with an LNG fuel system. During a two-day christening event, Vox Apolonia was moored along the Wilhelminakade in Rotterdam city centre. According to
Lithuania did not allow a Russian-owned dredging vessel to enter the seaport of Klaipeda last week, reports LRT.lt. According to the Klaipeda Port Authority, the Belizean-flagged dredger Bystraya, which is subject to sanctions, had made several attempts to sail into the port but was refused entry an
In June 2022, Van Oord’s first LNG trailing suction hopper dredger, Vox Ariane, was ceremonially brought into service. She will be joined by her two sister ships, the Vox Apolonia and the Vox Alexia, in 2023. In November, the three vessels jointly received the 2022 Maritime KNVR Shipping Award, in r
Rijkswaterstaat, the Municipality of Rotterdam, Boskalis and Reefy are testing the Reefy artificial reef system to support nature restoration and conservation efforts in the tidal area of the River Meuse, as part of the “Groene Poort” or “Green Gate” project. After careful preparation and in close c
In line with the Paris Agreement, Boskalis is committed to its target of becoming climate neutral across its global operations by 2050. “We seek to further reduce emissions from our activities and, at the same time, drive our competitive advantage through our ability to offer a range of accessible,
From an operational and financial perspective, the year 2022 was one of growth and recovery for Van Oord. According to Van Oord, it was not an easy year; external factors created problems within the supply chain, putting pressure on prices and planning. This had a major impact on the company’s proje
Neom is not a city. It is a place that will be made up of a number of regions – including the linear city The Line, center for advanced and clean industries Oxagon, the mountain destination Trojena and the luxury island resort Sindalah. Neom is arguably the world’s largest and most controversial arc
Boskalis has won a contract for a Red Sea port development to service a new futuristic city in Saudi Arabia – Neom. Early 2023, the Dutch giant was awarded “a significant contract for the development of a port on the Red Sea coastline of Saudi Arabia as the first step in the development of a [&helli
Royal IHC – a major player in the Dutch maritime manufacturing industry – has reached agreement on financial restructuring. Like most companies in this sector, IHC has recently had to deal with the effects of the international COVID crisis and geopolitical developments. Both have had a major impact
Rohde Nielsen recently completed major capital and maintenance dredging project in Gdansk North Port for the client Gdynia Port Authority. The project – related to the construction of a new deep-sea outer harbor – included deepening of the port entrance and turning circle, which was split into vario
Jan De Nul has just introduced the Vaquita 01 – one of their latest Unmanned Survey Vehicles and the little sister of the Beluga 01. With its 2 metres by 1, this vehicle is one of the smallest ones in JDN fleet. Therefore, it can be easily deployed to perform hydrographic measurements in calm inland
