FSRU Wilhelmshaven, a joint venture between French utilities company ENGIE and Brussels-based Tree Energy Solutions (TES), has awarded Van Oord a contract to construct a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) jetty at Wilhelmshaven in Germany. Van Oord is responsible for the procurement...
Dredging and Land Reclamation
Who’s Who: Maritime Movements for November/December 2023
WORK BOAT WORLD: Sonia Malaluan has been selected to serve as the new administrator of the Philippines’ Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), taking over from Hernani Fabia. Malaluan was previously MARINA’s Deputy Administrator for Planning, serving in the post since November 2022. She has spent...
Reclamation begins in Maldives’ Fushi Dhiggaru Lagoon
The government of Maldives has begun a land reclamation project wherein an island in the Fushi Dhiggaru Lagoon will be expanded by approximately 1,153 hectares. The inauguration of the Ras Male land reclamation project, Maldives’ largest land reclamation project to date, was held on Monday,...
FEATURE | World’s first artificial energy island to be built off Belgium
A consortium formed by Belgian companies Jan De Nul and DEME has won the tender for the construction of the world’s first artificial energy island. The construction of the foundations of the Princess Elisabeth Island will begin in early 2024 and will last 2.5 years. After that, the installation of...
Consortium selected for dredging works at Saudi Arabia’s Port of NEOM
A consortium formed by marine construction specialists Saudi Archirodon and DEME has been awarded the second phase of transformation work for the Port of NEOM, the primary seaport of entry to northwest Saudi Arabia. Based in Oxagon, the Port of NEOM is strategically located along the coast of the...
Contract awarded for dredging at Bulgaria’s Burgas Port
Cosmos Van Oord, a joint venture of Bulgaria’s Cosmos Shipping and Dutch marine projects company Van Oord, has been awarded a contract to perform dredging at the Port of Burgas in Bulgaria. The project is part of the construction of a new deep-water berth at terminal Burgas-West in the Port of...
VESSEL REVIEW | Waddenstroom – Catamaran workboat for Dutch renewables support company
Dutch operator Van Wijngaarden Marine Services has taken delivery of a new catamaran workboat to support its clients in the offshore renewables sector. Built by compatriot Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in compliance to Bureau Veritas class rules, Waddenstroom has a length of 36.66 metres, a beam of...
DEME secures Africa dredging contracts
DEME has won several dredging contracts on the African continent with the first of these scheduled to begin before the end of this year. In Grand-Lahou in Ivory Coast, DEME will carry out dredging and coastal protection works to stabilise the sand barrier between the Tagba Lagoon and the ocean. The...
DEME secures multiple dredging contracts in Asia
DEME has been awarded a number of capital and maintenance dredging contracts in India, the Maldives, and Malaysia. At Kakinada Port in India, where DEME has frequently been performing dredging works, the newly awarded scope includes deepening of the existing berths, the turning circle, and the...
Three new coastal protection projects to commence in Romania
The Dobrogea Litoral Water Basin Administration of the Romanian government has awarded Netherlands-based Van Oord three new contracts for works that will reinforce Romania’s coastline. Van Oord will design and construct 6.7 kilometres of resilient coastline for the Romanian seaside resorts of...