DEME has signed the 25‑year concession contract with Brazil’s National Secretariat of Ports (SNP) and the National Waterway Transportation Agency (ANTAQ – Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários), formally securing Brazil’s port access channel concession for the Port of Paranaguá. The Paranaguá
The Environment Agency said that they plan to extend coastal flood defenses at Minehead seafront this spring, bringing greater protection to the town’s 355 properties and businesses. The project, worth just under £1 million, will extend existing rock armor to the east of the town, near Butlins and M
Damen said that the construction activities on their new TSHD 1000 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) are moving forward according to schedule. According to the latest update, “construction is moving quickly and the full vessel is coming together nicely.” “This impressive 58-meter vessel, with a
A unique dredging project in Italy, on the site only accessible by helicopter, is currently underway. According to Bell Dredging Pumps, a generator was installed onshore, supplying power through approximately 350 meters of cable to a barge where an electrically driven hydraulic powerpack is installe
Dredging work is about to begin at Tenby Harbor, Pembrokeshire County Council said. Tenby Harbormaster, Chris Salisbury, said that a license for the project is in place and the dredging operations will start on Monday, March 16th and will continue to Wednesday, March 18th. Cllr Rhys Sinnett, Cabinet
Construction on the Corran Ferry Infrastructure Improvement Scheme (CFIIS) has started, marking a major step forward in delivering a modern, reliable, and future‑ready ferry service for the Corran Narrows. Funded through the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal (IHCRD), the £58m transport/ferry i
Enea Karakaci, Albania’s Infrastructure Minister, said that Archirodon, the sole bidder that qualified for the last stage of the tender for the relocation of Albania’s main cargo Port of Durres, has withdrawn, citing rising construction costs. According to Karakaci, the company, which was expected t
Van Oord has received the final award from the Limburg Water Board for the implementation of the Groene Rivier Well area development. According to Van Oord, this extensive project will better protect northern Limburg from flooding in the coming years, while at the same time creating space for nature
Royal IHC and La Congolaise des Voies Maritimes (CVM) have signed a contract for the delivery of an Easydredge 2700XL trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). According to Royal IHC, the vessel will be customized to meet CVM’s specific operational needs, including greater autonomy, upgraded bow thrus
DEME Group has just marked an important milestone at Port‑La Nouvelle project – final jetty works are complete, with the berthing and mooring dolphins in place and ready for safe operations. The Port of Port-La Nouvelle, in the south of France and the country’s third-largest Mediterranean port, is u
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Rotterdam and the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Artemis, operated by Van Oord, are currently anchored in Muscat, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. As we reported last week, almost 100 Dutch ships are stuck in the Persian Gulf because of the war betwe
Van Oord will soon begin a series of coastal protection works along the Frisian IJsselmeer coast in the northern Netherlands. In close collaboration with the Provincie Fryslân, Van Oord has been involved in the project design from the very start. Under the project, they will reinforce the coastline
