Van Oord today has appointed Mr. Jeroen Sanders as Chief Transformation Officer (CTO), effective March 1, 2026. “Jeroen brings more than 28 years of experience in leading transformation and change initiatives. He most recently served as Chief Transition Officer at Enexis Groep, following several oth
Waterking Amphibious and Dredging equipment today announced a new partnership with DATAGREEN. According to Waterking, DATAGREEN – a French company offering a diverse range of weed and vegetation removal products – will be enriching its product range from 2026 onwards with Waterking’s amphibious exca
Van Oord has completed coastline maintenance in the Dutch Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, as commissioned by Rijkswaterstaat. In total, 1 million cubic meters of sand was deposited on and right in front of the Banjaard beach using the LNG-fueled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Apolonia. “A speci
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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
Dredging operations are underway at the Kuryk Port on the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan. The dredging program is set to to enhance the depth of the port and its access channel to 5 meters, facilitating year-round navigation and supporting the growth of transit flows along the Middle Corridor. Dredging o
Van Oord officials hosted a delegation from the Ministério de Portos e Aeroportos of Brazil to the company’s headquarters in Rotterdam for strategic discussions on the upcoming dredging concessions for the ports of Itajaí, Santos, and Rio Grande. “Through a constructive technical exchange, we shared
Twelve months ago, Port Otago and Napier Port announced the commissioning of a new $36 million trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – to be built by Dutch shipbuilder Damen. “Now halfway through the two-year build period, we’ve reached a significant milestone. This week, in Yard 189 in Haiphong (V
Blohm+Voss delivered the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Osteriff to the German Federal Administration for Waterways and Navigation (GDWS) earlier this week. After years of delays, GDWS has taken delivery of a new hopper dredger, Blohm+Voss said. Originally ordered from Sietas in 2016, the TS
DEME’s Dredging & Infra segment has won two marine works contracts in Southern Europe. In Italy, DEME will deliver marine works for the prestigious 38th America’s Cup sailing competition in Naples, including offshore breakwaters and seabed remediation at the Bagnoli-Coroglio site. In Spain, DEME wil
DE Klop has sold the fully zero-emission cutter suction dredger (CSD) Cygnus to Dekker of IJzendoorn. “Sustainability is no longer an ambition for us, but a concrete direction in which we invest,” said Manfred Rambach, Head of Engineering at Dekker. “With the Cygnus, we are adding a zero-emission cu
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) said that the first EX2000-7 ultra-large excavator has arrived in Europe. The 200-tonne machine was delivered to a customer in France in September 2025 following assembly and commissioning by Teramat. This landmark machine was the first Hitachi model
Damen said this morning that the 360 degree steerable Veth thrusters and bow thruster are now ready for integration into new Damen TSHD1000 hopper dredger currently under construction. “Designed for optimal performance in busy ports, the 𝗧𝗦𝗛𝗗𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬 combines powerful propulsion systems with cut
Royal IHC hosted a keel laying ceremony for a new dredging vessel Vishwa Dhan at their shipyard facility in Kinderdijk earlier this week. “This moment marks the official start of the assembly of the vessel, and from this point forward, every component added brings us closer to delivering her to our
