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Boskalis Westminster awarded contract by Port of Aberdeen to conduct emergency maintenance dredging works in the River Dee

Port of Aberdeen has contracted Boskalis Westminster to conduct emergency maintenance dredging works in the River Dee. Flooding in November 2022 caused significant material to accumulate in the west of the river resulting in the minimum water depths …

Feb 9, 2023 / Curious

Expansion of Aberdeen Harbour by Van Oord in full swing

Aberdeen Harbour Board has awarded two contracts for rock removal and revetment work for the Aberdeen South Harbour expansion project to Van Oord. Last week Van Oord’s backhoe Razende Bol joined backhoe Goliath at the project site in Scotland.The …

Sep 29, 2020 / Vessels

Van Oord signs contract for sandscaping scheme in the UK

Van Oord, working as part of Team Van Oord, signed the contract for the Bacton to Walcott Coastal Management (Sandscaping) Scheme. The project is awarded by North Norfolk District Council and execution will start in April this year.Caption: Hopper …

Feb 22, 2019 / Curious