We invite you to nominate for the annual 2025 Safety Excellence Awards. The awards will recognize individual organizations or project teams for outstanding contributions to meeting the goals of WEDA and for exceptional safety performance that exhibits a proactive approach to raising safety awareness in the dredging workplace. This year we would also like to… Read More
The Dutch company Van Oord has signed a contract with Equinor and Polenergia to perform seabed protection work at the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland. The contract covers the supply, transport, and installation of stone ripraps on the seabed to protect the cables and foundations. “The implementation of the agreement will allow us… Read More
Oakland, Calif. – February 13, 2025: The Port of Oakland deepens its commitment to sustainability by sending more dredged sediment from the Oakland Seaport to a Solano County wetland restoration site. Montezuma Wetlands will receive an approximately $2.1 million grant over the next three years to allow more Port-dredged sediment to go towards restoring wetlands… Read More
Belgian company DEME Group was the sole firm to bid in the Argentine government’s tender for a major maintenance contract for the Parana waterway, a key route for grains transport, the government said on Wednesday. The bid could mark a major shakeup in dredging the river, part of a route from inland areas of Paraguay,… Read More
THE PORT OF MELBOURNE has signed a new, 12-year maintenance dredging contract with Dutch specialist Boskalis. PoM said although this new agreement – which became effective on 1 February – followed an extensive procurement process to achieve a new contract “that best meets our requirements”, Boskalis’ familiarity with the port and understanding of the unique challenges… Read More