Innovation has always been the growth engine for DEME Group. The world leader in the highly specialised fields of dredging, land reclamation, marine infrastructure, offshore energy and environmental remediation, last week released this amazing video named ‘The story of DEME’. According to Luc Vanden
U.S. dredging contractor Weeks Marine has been acquired by Kiewit Corporation of Omaha, Nebraska, one of North America’s largest construction and engineering organizations. The acquisition, which was completed on Jan. 1, 2023, includes the purchase of Weeks Marine and its subsidiaries Healy Tibbitts
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) has issued a request for proposals for a contractor to undertake annual maintenance dredging of the Fraser River main navigation channels and port berths. According to the port, timely and efficient dredging is essential to maintain the navigation channels
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) yesterday launched a project worth SR7 billion ($1.9 billion) to upgrade and develop two container terminals at the King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. The project has been awarded to the Saudi Global Ports on a build-operate-transfer basis. Mawani President Omar Hariri
Dredging work on the Memaloose Boat Ramp was given the final go-ahead by the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners last week, tillamookheadlightherald.com reports. The Memaloose dredging project has been long-awaited by Tillamook County anglers who have found one of the two boat ramps at the site
The USACE Philadelphia District has awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) for $28.8 million to conduct periodic nourishment of the Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet (Avalon & Stone Harbor) dune and beachfill project. The project is a joint effort between the U.S. Army Corps
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on the K. Kandu Oiy Giri Harbor development project. According to MTCC, the work is well underway, with overall 40% project progress. “We have completed construction of breakwater,” the company said. Scope of works
How can private capital accelerate the green transition in marine and freshwater infrastructure, is the overarching question that will be explored at the IADC conference “Financing Sustainable Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure” on Thursday, 9 February 2023 in Dubai, UAE. At this 1-day conference,
Boskalis, an international services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, may leave the Netherlands. The company CEO, Peter Berdowski, said on Sven Op 1 radio show that the chance for this scenario is very real. The main topic of the radio debate
ORCA Crew Services has signed a service agreement including an exclusivity clause to provide local payroll services for Croatian employees on behalf of Van Oord. The agreement has a validity of four years with the option to be extended after this period. ORCA Crew Services is an international person
Addu City Council, Maldives, has just announced that the fieldwork for the land reclamation activities in Addu City is now underway. Under the program – undertaken by Van Oord – a total of 194.3 hectares of land will be reclaimed. The works are part of the Addu Development Project, meant to address
While the journey has its challenges, there’s been progress towards the goal of dredging and removing the sandy sediment building up on the eastern shore of the entrance channel of Southport Harbor, an increasing concern to boat owners, according to a statement issued yesterday by the Fairfield Harb
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has just released this beautiful video about the India’s largest land reclamation project – the Mumbai Coastal Road Project. Mumbai Coastal Road Project (South) is 67 per cent complete now, BMC said in the latest project update. This capital development progr
Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base Inc (VEHSI) has started the new year with the emergence of the first part of its artificial island in the Demerara River. The consortium managing the project hailed this as a momentous achievement and a first for Guyana. VEHSI is a joint venture between NRG Holdings Inc. – a
