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Klaipeda State Seaport Authority signed contract for the dredging works of the shipping canal up to 15 meters
Klaipeda State Seaport Authority signed the contract for the dredging works of the shipping canal up to 15 meters. The European Union assigned 17.3 million euros to implement the project. The works will be performed by the Danish company Rohde …
Jan 19, 2021 / Curious
Chinese dredging company sees real value in Wärtsilä service agreement
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 5-year long-term service agreement with Nanjing Changjiang Waterway Engineering, a leading Chinese dredging company. The agreement, signed in December 2020, covers the ‘Chang Jing 9’, a 13,800 cubic metre …
Jan 19, 2021 / Curious
Port of Mackay maintenance dredging completed
Maintenance dredging at the Port of Mackay has been successfully completed on schedule.NQBP Chief Executive Officer Nicolas Fertin said the specialist dredging vessel TSHD Brisbane would depart the port today after commencing dredging operations …
Dec 26, 2020 / Curious
Boskalis awarded EUR 75 million worth of infrastructure projects in the Netherlands
Boskalis has been awarded two infrastructure projects in the Netherlands with a total contract value of approximately EUR 75 million.Boskalis will construct a new inland harbor in Spijk in the Netherlands on behalf of Rijkswaterstaat. The harbor is …
Dec 10, 2020 / Curious
DEME awarded the prestigious Abu Qir Port Project in Egypt - The largest ever dredging and land reclamation contract in its history
DEME has secured a large contract (1) for the Abu Qir port project in Egypt. The project will see the deployment of DEME’s giant new cutter suction dredger ‘Spartacus’.This vast project includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land, the …
Nov 27, 2020 / Curious
Ravenna Port Hub Contract Awarded To a Consortium Including DEME
A major contract for the construction of the Ravenna Port Hub in Italy has been awarded to a consortium including DEME’s subsidiary Dredging International and Italian construction company Consorzio Stabile Grandi Lavori.The first phase of the project …
Nov 25, 2020 / Curious
NextDecade Selects Great Lakes Dredge & Dock to Complete Ship Channel Improvements
NextDecade Corporation (NextDecade) (NASDAQ: NEXT) Tuesday (Nov17) announced that it has completed a competitive bid and contracting process and has selected Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (Great Lakes) (NASDAQ: GLDD) to perform essential …
Nov 18, 2020 / Curious
Peab refurbishes the port in Köping, Sweden
Peab has been commissioned to dredge Köping Port and then handle the dredged material. The customer is Köping Municipality and the contract is worth SEK 170 million.The project entails dredging up an area of around 4.5 kilometers on the outer edge of …
Nov 6, 2020 / Curious
Remediation of Averijhaven awarded to Van Oord
Rijkswaterstaat, the executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, has awarded Van Oord the contract to design and carry out the removal of silt from the Averijhaven depot in IJmuiden. After the removal of the …
Oct 14, 2020 / Curious
Boskalis secures multiple dredging contracts in Germany
Boskalis recently secured three contracts for coastal protection and port maintenance activities in Germany. These dredging contracts carry a combined value of EUR 45 million for Boskalis and will all commence in the coming months.The first contract …
Oct 12, 2020 / Vessels