Dredging
EXCLUSIVE: Van Oord wraps up Palm Jumeirah maintenance work
Following the construction of Palm Jumeirah, in Dubai, UAE, that started in 2001, Van Oord has now successfully completed the first major maintenance works on the Palm’s trunk, 16 palm leaves and crescent. The beaches have been restored and shaped with quality sand. In the past decades, erosion caus
BREAKING NEWS: DEME wins NEOM dredging contract
A consortium of Saudi Archirodon and DEME has won the second phase of transformation work for the Port of NEOM, the primary seaport of entry to northwest Saudi Arabia. Based in Oxagon, Port of NEOM is strategically located along the coast of the Red Sea and is adjacent to the nearby Suez Canal, thro
Accident in Iran: Gas poisoning kills five dredging workers
Five workers, staff of a dredging company, trapped in a crude oil reservoir in western Iran died due to gas poisoning, IRNA reported today. The workers were trapped in a 20-liter crude reservoir at an oil transfer center of the Kuhdasht County, the Iranian province of Lorestan, public relations dire
Boskalis introduces Creating New HORIZONS magazine
Boskalis launched the tenth issue of its Creating New HORIZONS magazine today. The magazine features articles and videos on groundbreaking projects and activities through which Boskalis fulfils its purpose: creating and protecting prosperity and advancing the energy transition. In the magazine are t
Creating sand causeway in Bahrain by Boskalis
Boskalis and Bahrain have been closely linked since the early 1980s. The company has participated in almost every medium and large land reclamation project in the kingdom since that period. The result: Boskalis dredging vessels have been continuously active in Bahrain for some forty years. An import
Interview with Eng. Yasser Zaghloul, NMDC Group CEO: New brand identity and sustainable future
NMDC Group has launched its new brand identity, highlighting the company’s growth plans and vision as one of the world’s fastest-growing EPC and marine dredging firms. The new brand, fusing achievements with a sustainable future, will be applied to all of the Group’s subsidiaries – NMDC Dredging Mar
DEME wraps up Sicily dredging job and starts land reclamation in Abu Dhabi
DEME said today in its third quarter results that the Dredging & Infra segment grew its turnover by 4% compared to the previous year. After a slower start to the year, activity levels have been picking up and the gap with last year’s revenue-level has been closed. The segment performed capital dredg
EXCLUSIVE: Boskalis’ CSD Helios arrives at Dhuba, ready for NEOM job
The Boskalis’ mega cutter suction dredger (CSD) Helios arrived at Dhuba, Saudi Arabia, on October 16, 2023. Located in Oxagon – the home of advanced and clean industries in NEOM – the Port of Dhuba, which is the primary seaport of entry to the northwest of Saudi Arabia, is renamed as Port of NEOM. B
Royal HaskoningDHV part of the World Islands project in Dubai
Off the coast of Dubai in the United Arabic Emirates Royal HaskoningDHV has helped create 300 artificial islands varying in size from 2.3 to 8.4 hectares. The key challenge is reshaping the Dubai Coastline and creating new islands from first sketch up to build, construct and realization – all while
EXCLUSIVE: New Water Injection Dredging installation from MOTAS
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has completed the design and construction of another Water Injection Dredging (WID) installation. The scope of delivery includes the fabrication of jet arms, a hoisting gantry with swell compensator, hydraulic system and the jetwater pump sets. According to MOTAS, all compon