Saudi Arabia’s Historic Jeddah Waterfront Rehabilitation Project has entered its second phase, with construction underway on a 972-metre marine quay. This work is part of wider efforts to restore Al Arbaeen Lagoon and revitalize the city’s historic waterfront. The project, implemented under the Hist
Palm Jebel Ali is one of the most ambitious development projects in Dubai. The artificial island is designed in the shape of a gigantic palm tree, with a central trunk and sixteen leaves. The project is part of the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, which focuses on large‑scale and well‑connected communi
Jan De Nul published its annual figures today, reporting record turnover for the fourth year running. With a total turnover of €4.24 billion, Jan De Nul recorded a 6% increase compared to 2024. EBITDA rose from €777 million in 2024 to €812 million in 2025, following the same trend. Net profit rose b
NMDC Group’s dredging arm is building the world’s first manmade mountains in the dredging industry. NMDC Dredging and Marine said this morning that their crews continue to drive development across Abu Dhabi through its transformative projects and sustainable practices. The latest addition is Modon’s
With dredging works completed for the Marsa LNG project in Sohar, Oman, the development moves into its next phase, jetty construction and shore protection – in collaboration with BESIX Middle East. The dredging operations, conducted by Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) Coastway and
A Watermaster amphibious dredger is restoring lost capacity in a shallow and hard-to-reach reservoir where larger conventional equipment cannot operate. All reservoirs face the same problem: siltation. Reservoirs store water for drinking, irrigation and hydropower, but siltation keeps reducing their
Union Dredgers and Marine Contracting (UDMC) is advancing the preparation phase for the installation of a stormwater outfall pipeline in Palm Jebel Ali. Dredging works for the ongoing project – covering Fronds A to G – started in February 2026. As part of this process, the HDPE pipes were subjected
2025 was a strong year for Van Oord. Despite geopolitical volatility and economic uncertainty, they more than doubled the profits and continued investing in a more profitable and sustainable business. “We delivered strong operational performance across 213 projects in 36 countries,” Van Oord said. “
Dredge Yard said that their new Dredge Valve 300 (DV300) unit is now complete and on its way to India. “This DV300 unit has been fully manufactured and assembled at Dredge Yard, built to handle demanding dredging operations with consistent performance and durability,” Dredge Yard said. “From materia
As the Middle East conflict throttles global trade via the Strait of Hormuz, five years ago a stranded cargo ship revealed a frail transport system. On this day, the 400m-long Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal, Egypt, completely blocking the waterway for six days. The 20,000 TEU vessel was bu
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Rotterdam and the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Artemis, operated by Van Oord, are currently anchored in Muscat, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. As we reported last week, almost 100 Dutch ships are stuck in the Persian Gulf because of the war betwe
Boskalis said in its latest business results that as of year-end, the order book amounted to EUR 7 billion, fractionally higher than at the end of 2024. In the Dredging & Inland Infra division, revenue amounted to EUR 1.9 billion (2024: EUR 2.2 billion). The trailing suction hopper dredgers were uti
Boskalis has completed the expansion of the Port of Oxagon, located on the Red Sea coast, in northwest Saudi Arabia. Following the contract award in 2023, the latest milestone signals significant progress on Port of NEOM’s next-gen container terminal, set to open in later this year. Under the projec
Boskalis posted a strong financial performance in 2025: the full-year group revenue, EBITDA and yearend orderbook were all slightly higher than the all-time highs in 2024. Revenue amounted to EUR 4.5 billion, an increase compared to 2024, with growth contributions from both the Offshore Energy and T
