Van Oord has just released the latest update on its massive Afsluitdijk project. In various locations, sections of the seabed are being excavated and transported by Van Oord’s vessels to be reused elsewhere along the Afsluitdijk. “Additionally, we are installing fascine mattresses at various points
Dredge Yard B.V. has relocated its office and shipyard from Rotterdam to a new facility in Dordrecht. The newly acquired facility offers direct access to the water, significantly enhancing the company’s capabilities in building and testing cutter suction dredgers, auger suction dredgers, booster sta
CLARION Project was kicked off in Rotterdam and Delft, The Netherlands, last week. Funded by the Horizon Europe Programme (Project 101147041 – CLARION) and coordinated by TU Delft, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, the Geotechnical Engineering Section, CLARION is dedicated to enhancing t
CEDA Dredging Days is the flagship conference of the Central Dredging Association and is the main event on the dredging industry calendar in the CEDA (EMEA) region. It is widely considered to be the primary forum for leading researchers and industry experts, to share ideas, discuss challenges and co
The registration period for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2024 (OEEC 2024) in Amsterdam is now open. Early-bird tickets are available on the OEEC website with a 25% discount using the code EARLYBIRD2024. Hurry up as the code is valid only until July 15! For students who want to meet profes
Jan De Nul Group said that heir turnover continued to grow to 2.9 billion euro in 2023, a record in the history of the Group. This led to an increase in EBITDA with 39% to 610 million euro or 21% on turnover, globally resulting in a strong profit of 296 million euro. “These growth figures were achie
DEME Group said that the Fehmarnbelt tunnel project, one of Europe’s largest infrastructure projects, has achieved a significant milestone with the casting of the first tunnel element in Rødbyhavn, Denmark. This 217m long element is the first of a total of 79 standard elements. According to DEME, te
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten and State Secretary for Economic Recovery and Strategic Investments Thomas Dermine visited the site in Vlissingen recently, where caissons are being constructed for Princess Elisabeth Island. A Belgian consortium compri
The Port of Gothenburg fairway deepening project is moving forward. According to the Gothenburg Port Authority, Monday became an important milestone in the history of the Port of Gothenburg as the ground was broken for the Skandia Gateway project. The quay reinforcement and fairway deepening project
The last decade witnessed an increasing level of attention to sustainability and sustainable development across all sectors all over the world, including the dredging industry. Also, the dredging industry has vital roles in the global sustainability transition and the dredging community has to work
Belgium’s V.H.F.R. Group completed repair work on Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Causeway in February this year. In March, the Boskalis’ TSHD Strandway underwent a 2.5-week drydocking project at the Damen Harlingen shipyard. Throughout the project, overseen by the V.H.F.R. Group, t
The Netherlands and Turkmenistan will cooperate in the field of localization, joint construction and design of the dredging vessels on the territory of Turkmenistan, “Türkmendeňizderýaýollary” Agency said. Turkmenistan’s shipbuilding industry established a series of partnerships during last month’s
An agreement of more than EUR24 million for the implementation of critical port infrastructure projects in the Ports of Souda and Stylida was signed last week between the Minister of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy, Christos Stylianidis, and the mandated advisor of the Hellenic Republic Asset Deve
DEME Group said in its latest Annual Report that the Dredging & Infra segment reported a turnover of 1.6 billion euro, 5% higher than 2022. Orderbook increased 33% compared to the previous year and the segment continued to perform underlong-term maintenance dredging contracts in Europe including dif
