NMDC Group said that their business unit NMDC Dredging and Marine has won a contract by the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) for the execution of dredging and land reclamation works in Abu Dhabi. According to NMDC, the project aims to support the continued development of Abu Dhabi’s
NMDC Group has entered the European market for the first time after its infrastructure arm ‘NMDC infra’ agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Lantania Aguas from Spain. According to an official announcement, the Abu Dhabi-listed engineering and dredging company will take a 51% share in the desali
Dredge Yard has delivered a set of its dredging equipment to Bahrain. “Dredge Valves DN 800 and DN 850 have officially landed in Bahrain – smooth, safe, and right on time. Six valves, one destination, zero delays,” Dredge Yard said. “Dredge Yard provides versatile drive options for operating gate va
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Royal IHC has just delivered another cutter suction dredger (CSD) Beaver 65 to its customer. “Even during the Christmas and New Year period, we continue to support our customers, completing the delivery of a beautiful Beaver 65 just before year-end,” said Cees Devries, commissioning engineer at Roya
AD Ports Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) to explore the development and operation of container operations at Shuaiba Port. Under the agreement, AD Ports Group will prepare the technical, environmental, and financial feasibility studies, in a
Herman Senior has laid keel for its new DP2 Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) Smokey at the Albwardy Damen shipyard in the United Arab Emirates. In accordance with maritime tradition, two coins were welded onto the keel by owners Chris van Dodewaard and Erwin van Dodewaard. Reflecting both the vessel’s Dut
The General Company for Iraqi Ports has contracted with a Dutch company to survey the Al-Faw Canal and adopt Admiralty charts to reduce insurance costs, Iraqi News Agency said. Commenting the latest news, the company’s Director General, Farhan Al-Fartousi, said: “After the completion of dredging ope
AD Ports Group has sold its 9.77% stake in National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) to Alpha Dhabi Holding in a $436 million transaction. According to their official statement, this transaction is part of AD Ports Group’s strategy of actively managing its asset portfolio across all business clusters
Nauplius Workboats has started the production of a DMC1450 for its strategic partner Royal IHC. According to Nauplius, Royal IHC has sold this multi-purpose, heavy-duty workboat, together with a Beaver dredger, to a client in the Middle East. “The DMC1450 with it’s length of 14.5 meter and a breadth
DP World has started operations at Tartus Port – following a formal handover from the Syrian General Authority for Land and Sea Ports. This marks a major milestone under DP World’s 30-year concession agreement for Tartus Port, which includes a planned $800 million investment – representing one of th
In a major step toward strengthening the United Arab Emirates’ position as a global energy hub, AD Ports Group and Nimex Terminals have signed two long-term agreements that will position Khalifa Port into a leading trading hub for low-carbon energy and petrochemical logistics. The agreements include
