Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has won a contract from the Harwich Haven Authority for the approach channel and inner harbor dredging works. The contract carries a value of approximately EUR 140 million, split 50/50 between Boskalis and Van Oord. This massive dredging project entails the
The Hythe Ranges Sea Defences project has been shortlisted for Climate Resilience Project of the Year at the BCI Awards 2021. The project was completed by Van Oord, supported by their subsidiary partner Mackley and on behalf of the Environment Agency. Work on the £25m Hythe Ranges scheme started in
In the coming weeks, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will announce fifteen nominations that will compete for the Safety Awards 2021. IADC will announce two nominations every week, starting from 19 July, 2021, and the winner will be announced on 16 September 2021. As of 2021, t
Damen’s Global Dredging Headquarters in Nijkerk hosted recently His Excellency Anne van Leeuwen, the new Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh, who will be starting in his new post in Dhaka, Bangladesh, next month. The ambassador was there on a fact-finding mission to learn about dredging, including the la
FSUE “Rosmorport” recently released a tender for the Bechevinskaya Bay dredging project, one of the largest capital dredging projects in Russia. Last August, the first tender for the dredging contractor needed for the Kamchatka LNG terminal project was announced as invalid with only one bid received
To stay competitive and to continuously offer the best possible solutions to clients, DEME Group continually invests in new vessels and new technologies. In recent years, they have invested a lot in the digitalization of many processes, as well as in tools to improve collaboration between their empl
The Environment Agency’s £30 million upgrade of Burton-upon-Trent’s flood defences is complete, with the defences already demonstrating their value to the town. “We’re delighted to successfully deliver upgraded flood defences for the community of Burton-upon-Trent, which will reduce the risk floodin
The Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos S.A. (T&C) for a customised cutter suction dredger (CSD) 500. T&C, a civil contractor in Paraguay, will use the dredger to transform the southern river bank of the capital Asunción, in the Costanera Sur project.
As reported earlier this month, Conrad Shipyard LLC has begun construction of two Damen Multi Cats 3013 for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation. The construction of GLDD’s Multi Cats started with the ceremonial steel-cutting ceremony that was held at Conrad’s facility in Morgan City (La) on Tuesda
The shipping industry is struggling with high seas: shipping companies are faced with the challenge of efficiently combining environmental protection and economic efficiency. To bring the two together, marine contractor Van Oord has now chosen to install Orcan Energy’s efficiency PACKs, an organic R
Aberdeen has been a busy international port for nearly 900 years. Its harbour is the oldest existing business in the UK. To accommodate the significantly larger vessels and large-scale operations, Aberdeen Harbour needed to extend their current port facilities and Van Oord was commissioned to do all
Jan De Nul Group recently presented a video about the largest cutter suction dredger in their fleet, the CSD Willem van Rubroeck. JDN’s newest and biggest CSD was launched in August 2017 at the shipyard Uljanik in Croatia. The handover of the Willem van Rubroeck was planned for autumn 2018, but the
