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DEME and Jan De Nul Joint Venture Signs Letter Of Award For Dredging Works At Vadhavan Port In India
A joint venture of DEME and Jan De Nul has signed a letter of award 1 with Indian engineering and construction company ITD Cementation for dredging and reclamation works in Vadhavan Port in India. The letter of award was signed during the …
Mar 7, 2025 / Curious
Sohar Port and Freezone begins dredging for $1.6bn Marsa LNG project
Sohar Port and Freezone (SOHAR) has announced the commencement of dredging operations for the Marsa LNG project, a key milestone in positioning SOHAR as the Middle East’s first LNG bunkering hub. Led by Boskalis’ advanced Coastway and Willem van …
Feb 25, 2025 / Curious
Jan De Nul builds new deep water port in Senegal
Once completed, the new deep-water port will be able to accommodate two of the world's largest container ships simultaneously. It will relieve the port of Dakar and become a driver for economic growth in Senegal. Jan De Nul is responsible for …
Feb 24, 2025 / Curious
Dredging work completed for Prinses Amaliahaven in Rotterdam
Dredging work in the Prinses Amaliahaven on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam has been successfully completed. The harbour basin has been deepened to 20 metres below sea level. During the peak of the work, three Van Oord vessels were working at the same …
Dec 19, 2024 / Curious
Van Oord completes major dredging project in Egypt
Van Oord has finished dredging two new port basins in Ain Sokhna Port, successfully completing a project that forms part of a port expansion programme meant to improve and develop the Suez Canal Economic Zone and harness the enormous potential of the …
Nov 11, 2024 / Curious
Jan De Nul awarded two major contracts in Georgia and Kazakhstan
Jan de Nul has been awarded two major contracts in Georgia and Kazakhstan. The first contract entails building a groundbreaking new deep water port in Anaklia, Georgia. The second project involves the expansion of the Kuryk Port in Kazakhstan. Both …
Aug 7, 2024 / Curious
Dutch Dredging once again chooses Royal IHC as a solid partner for the construction of a custom-built 2,300 m3 TSHD
Baggerbedrijf de Boer - Dutch Dredging BV has awarded Royal IHC a contract for the design and construction of a custom-built trailing suction hopper dredger with a hopper capacity of 2,300 m3. The new trailing suction hopper dredger will be an …
Jun 10, 2024 / Curious
Associated British Ports (ABP) has started dredging the outer harbour and channel approaches at the port of Lowestoft
Associated British Ports (ABP) has reached a significant milestone in the construction of their Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF), at its Port of Lowestoft, with the commencement of capital dredging of the Outer Harbour and channel approaches. …
May 14, 2024 / Curious
Royal IHC signs contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group for cutting-edge Medium-Class Hopper Dredge
Royal IHC is honored to announce that it has signed a contract with the Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG). The two companies have joined forces to build a highly automated, state-of-the-art medium-class hopper dredge for the United States Army Corps …
Apr 4, 2024 / Curious
Van Oord duo dredging in the Prinses Amaliahaven in Rotterdam
Van Oord’s cutter suction dredger Biesbosch and trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Apolonia are teaming up to dredge the Prinses Amaliahaven located on Maasvlakte in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. A consortium of Van Oord, HOCHTIEF and Ballast Nedam …
Apr 2, 2024 / Vessels