Port of Antwerp has just introduced plans to deepen the quay wall of Europa Terminal. The main goal of this project, conducted in cooperation with PSA Antwerp – the terminal operator, is to enable ET to handle the largest container vessels. The current maximum draught for vessels that can moor at th
The offshore wind brought the most revenue to Van Oord in 2020, surpassing for the first time the company’s Dredging business. Van Oord recorded € 632 million in revenue at its Offshore Wind business in 2020, a 10.7 per cent increase compared to € 571 million reported in 2019. The division’s operati
C-Job Naval Architects is launching an in-house developed trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) series – aimed to filling the gap between standard designs and fully tailored vessels. The TSHD Fleet features maintenance, multifunctional, and capital dredgers each with varying hopper capacity. Each
Wartsila has expanded its partnership with Van Oord with the signing of a 9-year renewal and extension to its Optimized Maintenance agreement. The contract covers the Wartsila engines installed on the cutter suction dredger ‘Athena’ and was signed in January 2021. The new agreement also expands on t
Van Oord has inked a new contract with the Environment Agency to continue protecting the Lincolnshire coast of the UK for the next four years. The contract encompasses beach nourishment over the length of 20 kilometers and requires around 400,000 cubic meters of sand each year and continues the work
Jan De Nul Group has awarded Alewijnse a contract for the renewal of all dredging process automation systems on board four of JDN’s trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). “The main reason for choosing Alewijnse was the confidence in its automation specialism and its 24/7 service support,” said Ja
The Port of Ipswich, owned by Associated British Ports (ABP), has reached a milestone of handling 2 million tonnes of cargo since the beginning of the first lockdown in 2020. Since 23 March, the port has remained open and busy, handling 2 million tonnes of exports and imports of various products inc
The Port of Frederikshavn has just released these beautiful photos from their latest dredging program. The dredging work is well in progress, the Port said in their project update. The dredging is being done in connection with the establishment of the new quay facility by Østre Kaj, deepening the ar
The Municipality of The Hague has awarded the Port of Scheveningen maintenance dredging contract to Baggerbedrijf De Boer/Dutch Dredging. The tender was characterized by the emphasis on sustainable vessels. To this end, the trailing suction hopper dredger Amazone is equipped with a new Tier III inst
Bakker Sliedrecht has just announced their plan to begin a research in order to determine whether biodegradable oil can be used in the submersible motors that the company has supplied for equipment of Van Oord. If this is applicable, the international marine contractor wants to use this type of oil
First part of Jan De Nul’s 100% sustainable beach replenishment work along the Belgian coast has been completed ahead of schedule. “Our Pedro Álvares Cabral, sailing on biofuel, successfully restored the beaches of Ostend. We’ve moved up north today, to Knokke where we started the reclamation of 900
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has awarded the construction of around 2.4 kilometers of quays and earth-retaining walls in the Princess Amalia Harbor to the HOCHTIEF, Ballast Nedam and Van Oord consortium. The construction of the quays marks the start of the further development of the harbor locate
The joint dredging works by the Federal Shipping and Waterways Administration and Hamburg Port Authority for construction of a passing box have been completed successfully, according to the Port of Hamburg’s latest release. Under the project, the Elbe fairway has been widened to 385 meters along the
Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) will take place in Amsterdam RAI on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 October 2021. The 14th edition of OEEC will have a physical exhibition floor and content programme combined with an online event and matchmaking environment. The dates for the event were
