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Group turnover in the first half of 2026 amounted to 2.2 billion euros, up 2% year-over-year. Offshore Energy revenues increased by 6% to a record semester level of 1.2 billion euros, driven by the continued successful execution of projects across the US, Taiwan and Europe. Dredging & Infra delivered a year-over-year growth of 2%, supported… Read More
KEYFIELD International Bhd is acquiring mega trailing suction hopper dredger Inai Kenanga for US$24.7 million (RM99.7 million) cash, marking the group’s entry into the dredging industry. The 2016-built dredger, acquired from Inai Rimba Sdn Bhd (Receivers and Managers Appointed), has a hopper capacity of 32,205 cubic metres and was previously deployed for dredging and reclamation works… Read More
Rohde Nielsen has successfully completed maintenance dredging and coastal protection works at Costa da Caparica, Portugal. Approximately 1,000,000 m³ of sand was dredged from the entrance channel to the Port of Lisbon and beneficially reused to strengthen coastal protection and mitigate erosion along 4 km of coastline at Costa da Caparica and São João da… Read More
A shipper needing to transit the Panama Canal bid a record US$5.3 million to secure its spot, according to people familiar with the matter. South Korea-based SK Gas Ltd agreed to pay the sum to travel the canal on September 1, said the people, who could not be identified as the information was confidential. The… Read More
South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is preparing for the opening of the Pinglu Canal, an infrastructure project designed to enable direct river-to-sea transport. The canal spans 134.2 km from the Pingtang River estuary in Hengzhou along the Qinjiang River to the Beibu Gulf. It is China’s first major river-to-sea canal project planned since 1949,… Read More
Group turnover in the first half of 2026 amounted to 2.2 billion euros, up 2% year-over-year. Offshore Energy revenues increased by 6% to a record semester level of 1.2 billion euros, driven by the continued successful execution of projects across the US, Taiwan and Europe. Dredging & Infra delivered a year-over-year growth of 2%, supported… Read More
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has announced the appointment of Fabienne Viala and Cordi O’Hara OBE FEI as Non-Executive Directors to its Board, bringing further senior expertise in major infrastructure, engineering, safety-critical operations, governance, investment, sustainability and stakeholder engagement to an already highly qualified and experienced team. Fabienne Viala will join the Board on… Read More
A shipper needing to transit the Panama Canal bid a record US$5.3 million to secure its spot, according to people familiar with the matter. South Korea-based SK Gas Ltd agreed to pay the sum to travel the canal on September 1, said the people, who could not be identified as the information was confidential. The… Read More
By Daniel Cochlin Consistent with its fiduciary duty, Arcadis’ Executive Board and Supervisory Board continuously evaluate ways to drive value for shareholders and all stakeholders. Arcadis wants to ensure shareholders and stakeholders have an accurate account of events. Prior to receiving WSP’s unsolicited offers, members of the Arcadis Executive Board and Supervisory Board interacted with… Read More
Wetwheels South East C.I.C is a community organisation operating a specially adapted boat from Dover Marina, providing disabled and disadvantaged people with the opportunity to experience the water, has been selected as the Official Community Partner for the 2026 British Ports Association Conference. The organisation operates a specially adapted Cheetah Marine catamaran from Dover Marina,… Read More
Royal IHC’s 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 in Brazil has come to a successful close! Over five interactive days, professionals from across the dredging industry came together to deepen their knowledge, exchange experiences, and explore topics ranging from dredging technology and automation to project execution and hydraulic transport. The week concluded with hands-on experience using our advanced… Read More
You are hereby invited to the next club evening on Thursday, September 17 , which is organized in collaboration with the KNVTS. The host company is Van Oord at Schaardijk in Rotterdam. In this meeting, we have three lectures on the program related to the theme: “Developments in the Dutch dredging industry”. We will discuss joint pipeline… Read More
The Belgian CEDA Section has the honor to invite you to join this unique event aboard the Flandria, to visit the Oosterweel project site of TM ROCO (Antwerp) on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. For several years, the Oosterweel Connection has been touted as ‘the construction site of the century’. Due to its scale and many domains of… Read More
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has announced the appointment of Fabienne Viala and Cordi O’Hara OBE FEI as Non-Executive Directors to its Board, bringing further senior expertise in major infrastructure, engineering, safety-critical operations, governance, investment, sustainability and stakeholder engagement to an already highly qualified and experienced team. Fabienne Viala will join the Board on… Read More
Royal IHC announces that CEO Derk te Bokkel will hand over his role to Erik-Jan Bijvank with effect from 1 October 2026. CFO Bert-Jaap Dijkstra will also leave the company at the end of October 2026 to continue his career elsewhere. Derk te Bokkel joined Royal IHC in early 2023 with a mandate to support… Read More
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has appointed Bruno Plantaz as new Global Head of Solutions and member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team, effective 1 November 2026. Bruno Plantaz brings extensive international experience in freight forwarding and contract logistics, including ten years with Kuehne+Nagel and more than a decade with CEVA Logistics, where he held… Read More
Former President Mohamed Nasheed has been appointed as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of Port Technology International (PTI). In this role, he will provide strategic guidance to the organization and support its international projects and initiatives. Under this mandate, Nasheed’s primary focus will be on two significant upcoming publications within PTI’s “Global Transformation Series.”… Read More
The Offshore Wind Energy Market encompasses the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of wind farms situated in marine environments, including turbines, substructures, electrical infrastructure, installation services, and long-term operations. This renewable energy segment has emerged as a critical component of global decarbonization strategies, offering high-capacity-factor generation with the scale necessary to meet ambitious climate targets…. Read More
By Clark Savage Britain is running out of shallow waters suitable for fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines and is now pivoting aggressively to floating wind farms in deeper seas around Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall. According to recent reporting, the government aims for roughly 3,000 new floating turbines over the next 10–15 years (about 500 by 2030),… Read More
By Kevin Montien Here is something kind of wild: an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea appears to be slowing down the wind before it even reaches the first row of turbines, according to long-range laser measurements. Researchers measured an average 4 percent decline over about 1.8 miles during stable atmospheric conditions, when the turbines were… Read More
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 21 August 2026 – Van Oord has successfully installed all 111 monopiles for the Baltica 2 wind farm in Poland, including 107 for wind turbines and 4 for offshore substations. Delivered safely and on schedule, this major milestone concludes one of the most demanding offshore construction campaigns in the Baltic Sea and supports the… Read More
As part of efforts to revitalize the Eastern ports, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has awarded the contract for the reconstruction of the dilapidated Escravos Channel at Warri Port, Delta State. Confirming the development, Mr. Ikechukwu Oyenmakara, General Manager of Corporate and Strategic Communication at the Nigerian Ports Authority, stated that… Read More
The Port of Dover has gained 10 hectares of new land following completion of a £53m ($72m) reclamation and infrastructure programme at its Western Docks. McLaughlin & Harvey and Boskalis Westminster have completed Stage 3B of the Dover Western Docks Revival project, which began in 2024 and covered the Wick Channel, Tidal Basin marinas and… Read More
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has announced the appointment of Fabienne Viala and Cordi O’Hara OBE FEI as Non-Executive Directors to its Board, bringing further senior expertise in major infrastructure, engineering, safety-critical operations, governance, investment, sustainability and stakeholder engagement to an already highly qualified and experienced team. Fabienne Viala will join the Board on… Read More
Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), Saudi Arabia’s leading terminal operator, and CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, yesterday signed definitive agreements to jointly develop and operate Terminal 4 at Jeddah Islamic Port, in collaboration with Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), marking one of the largest foreign direct investments in… Read More
Rohde Nielsen has successfully completed maintenance dredging and coastal protection works at Costa da Caparica, Portugal. Approximately 1,000,000 m³ of sand was dredged from the entrance channel to the Port of Lisbon and beneficially reused to strengthen coastal protection and mitigate erosion along 4 km of coastline at Costa da Caparica and São João da… Read More
Boskalis is deploying an extensive offshore fleet for many years. And for good reason, because most offshore operations require the deployment of multiple versatile vessels. Recently, four Boskalis vessels were needed to keep a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) unit in position and then tow it to its next destination. This took place off the… Read More
Saipem is responsible for the offshore execution scope of the project. For Jan De Nul it is the first time we are involved in a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project that captures CO₂ emissions from industrial facilities before they enter the atmosphere. The CO₂ is compressed and transported through a network of pipelines to… Read More
As part of efforts to revitalize the Eastern ports, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has awarded the contract for the reconstruction of the dilapidated Escravos Channel at Warri Port, Delta State. Confirming the development, Mr. Ikechukwu Oyenmakara, General Manager of Corporate and Strategic Communication at the Nigerian Ports Authority, stated that… Read More
By Andy Ball Authorities in Cambodia’s Koh Kong province say they’ve approved a sand mining operation exporting to Singapore, despite an export ban imposed by national authorities a decade ago after large-scale dredging was found to be damaging riverine and coastal ecosystems. The dredging is occurring in an area of the Trapeang Rung River that… Read More
Semiconductor chips are the driving force behind today’s digital economy and form the foundation of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), 5G communications and electric vehicles. Amid the global chip race, river sand could open up an unprecedented opportunity for Bangladesh. The vast quantities of quartz-rich sand deposited in the basins of the Brahmaputra-Jamuna,… Read More
All over the world, industrial sand mining is extracting river sediment much, much faster than Earth’s natural cycles can replenish it. Our rivers are, quite literally, running out of sand. Scientists have just published a massive review of 411 studies conducted since 1974, revealing that the global demand for river sand and gravel to create construction… Read More
By Bruce Songhak Chung North Korea is carrying out large-scale sand and gravel extraction along its major rivers in 2026. Crews are deploying large dredgers and heavy equipment on a scale that is reshaping the terrain itself. I analyzed a time series of satellite imagery covering the Yalu, Daedong and Chongchon rivers. Along the Yalu, temporary… Read More
KEYFIELD International Bhd is acquiring mega trailing suction hopper dredger Inai Kenanga for US$24.7 million (RM99.7 million) cash, marking the group’s entry into the dredging industry. The 2016-built dredger, acquired from Inai Rimba Sdn Bhd (Receivers and Managers Appointed), has a hopper capacity of 32,205 cubic metres and was previously deployed for dredging and reclamation works… Read More
By Margaret Canning Shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has nabbed its biggest cruise ship refurb for Belfast since the business was bought over last year. Staff will be working on the revitalisation of the Beachcomber, a project with an estimated £40m economic impact. The vessel is owned by Florida cruise giant Margaritaville at Sea, with work… Read More
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, and South Korean telecommunications services provider SK telink have signed an agreement to advance maritime digitalisation across the country’s shipping industry. The agreement will strengthen collaboration between the two companies to bring NexusWave services, the next-generation connectivity capabilities, to shipowners seeking to enhance operational efficiency, resilience and crew welfare. It… Read More
Damen Folla has handed over a new workboat for aquaculture the Service Vessel (SeV) 1508 to Mowi Norway during Nor-Fishing in Trondheim on 19 August. The vessel is the final delivery under a framework agreement for seven vessels signed with the company then known as Nova Sea in 2022. The agreement was established to replace older vessels with… Read More
With a 36% increase in turnover compared to 2023, it seemed challenging to surpass 2024. Nevertheless, turnover in 2025 rose again by 6% and net profit by a significant 12% compared to 2024. CFO Jan Neckebroeck: “We are prepared for the future.” With a total turnover of €4.24 billion, we recorded a 6% increase compared… Read More
Summary Firm hopes for deal capable of getting all regulatory approvals Deal requires approval from China, US, UK, EU, and others Chairman Victor Li misses analyst briefing for first time H1 underlying profit up 11%, net profit down 92% HONG KONG, Aug 14 (Reuters) – CK Hutchison (0001.HK), opens new tab said on Thursday its $22.8 billion… Read More
As a result of the growing demand for Beavers®, Royal IHC has decided to expand its production capacity. In addition to their Dutch production capacity, Royal IHC has selected VAHALI Shipyards to build standard cutter suction dredgers (CSD) at its yard in Serbia. The first steel plates were cut last week, marking the official start… Read More
Maersk has entered into a partnership with Castlery, a Singaporean furniture retailer, for a multi-year global integrated logistics and fulfilment agreement. By leveraging Maersk’s capabilities in managing supply chains amid ongoing disruptions, the partnership will enable Castlery to offer seamless delivery for its customers, reducing wait times for orders to one to two months, approximately… Read More
By Margaret Canning Shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has nabbed its biggest cruise ship refurb for Belfast since the business was bought over last year. Staff will be working on the revitalisation of the Beachcomber, a project with an estimated £40m economic impact. The vessel is owned by Florida cruise giant Margaritaville at Sea, with work… Read More
KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has awarded a contract to National Dredging and Marine Services (NDMS) to commence dredging operations at Karachi Port to increase the depth of the Approach Channel, Tippu Sultan Channel and South Wharf. This will enable the arrival and berthing of deep-draft vessels at Karachi Port, thereby reducing freight and… Read More
By Shazma Thaufeeq The contract for the construction of a dinghy jetty and coastal protection in Vilimalé was awarded to MTCC Sunday. In separate statements released by the Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure, it was stated that agreements for the construction of the dinghy jetty as well as the coastal protection project in Vilimalé were… Read More
WEYBURN— The City of Weyburn has awarded the 2026 lagoon dredging project to Taber Solids Control of Edmonton, Alta., for a total of $311,035, including PST. The contract was approved by council at its regular meeting on Aug. 10. The project budget had allocated $260,000 for the work, but the overage will be covered by… Read More
By Yohan An and Monique Freemon CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Col. Margaret “Maggie” Maasberg assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Far East District during a change of command ceremony July 27, 2026, at the Riverbend Golf Course at Camp Humphreys. Maasberg is the 40th commander responsible for implementing an $8 billion… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers terminated its Collier County Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study, ending a yearslong effort to evaluate hurricane and storm surge protection options along the county’s Gulf coastline. The study, reinitiated after Hurricane Ian in 2022, focused on vulnerable areas including Vanderbilt Beach, Park Shore, Naples and Marco Island. Officials examined… Read More
If FEMA funding is awarded, it could add around 1.2 million more cubic yards of sand combined to the project OUTER BANKS, N.C. — It’s no secret that Hatteras Island has faced an enormous amount of adversity throughout the fall and winter on the Outer Banks. But soon help will be on the way through… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Norfolk Dredging Company for $27.6 million to conduct maintenance dredging of portions of the Delaware River and Wilmington Harbor federal shipping channels. Approximately three million cubic yards of sediment will be dredged from the Marcus Hook, Deepwater Point, and New Castle Ranges… Read More
With a 36% increase in turnover compared to 2023, it seemed challenging to surpass 2024. Nevertheless, turnover in 2025 rose again by 6% and net profit by a significant 12% compared to 2024. CFO Jan Neckebroeck: “We are prepared for the future.” With a total turnover of €4.24 billion, we recorded a 6% increase compared… Read More
Introducing IHC Offshore Energy, a leading supplier of reliable and advanced vessels, equipment and services for numerous offshore industries. Drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience, our high-tech and flexible solutions lead the way towards more efficient and sustainable offshore operations providing a competitive edge to customers worldwide. For more information visit https://www.royalihc.com/offshore-energy … Read More
Summary Firm hopes for deal capable of getting all regulatory approvals Deal requires approval from China, US, UK, EU, and others Chairman Victor Li misses analyst briefing for first time H1 underlying profit up 11%, net profit down 92% HONG KONG, Aug 14 (Reuters) – CK Hutchison (0001.HK), opens new tab said on Thursday its $22.8 billion… Read More
As a result of the growing demand for Beavers®, Royal IHC has decided to expand its production capacity. In addition to their Dutch production capacity, Royal IHC has selected VAHALI Shipyards to build standard cutter suction dredgers (CSD) at its yard in Serbia. The first steel plates were cut last week, marking the official start… Read More