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DredgeWire Exclusive By Peter Bowe What is striking is not simply that three large transactions happened in the same week (all announced in DredgeWire), but that they all point in exactly the same strategic direction: control of the underwater domain through autonomy, sensors, software, and data rather than traditional ships and shipbuilding alone. The Underwater… Read More
BorWin6 land station continues to advance in Büttel, Germany, with key milestones including main transformer installation, completion of the converter hall steel structure and the start of DC cable conduit work – bringing us closer to connecting North Sea offshore wind to Germany’s grid. Source
During the recent Annual General Meeting, Michiel Athmer from Van Oord, the Netherlands was elected as board member of CEDA. Michiel: “I am very happy to take up this position in the board of CEDA. Working for almost 20 years in the dredging business, I hope to represent the interest of the sector in the… Read More
By Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges The Palm Jumeirah, an artificial island in the shape of a palm tree, is Dubai’s most ambitious postcard. Built between 2001 and 2008 using only sand and rock, without concrete in its formation, it added 56 kilometers of coastline, sold 4,500 mansions in less than three days, and can be… Read More
Turkmen Ambassador Sapar Palvanov met with Damen Shipyards’ management at the headquarters of the Dutch company Damen Shipyards, one of the world’s leading shipbuilding companies. This was reported on the website of the Turkmen Embassy in Belgium. The parties discussed prospects for expanding cooperation, including the possibility of jointly building ships at the shipyard of the International… Read More
During the recent Annual General Meeting, Michiel Athmer from Van Oord, the Netherlands was elected as board member of CEDA. Michiel: “I am very happy to take up this position in the board of CEDA. Working for almost 20 years in the dredging business, I hope to represent the interest of the sector in the… Read More
RightShip, a leading safety and risk intelligence platform, today announced the appointment of Maria Psaltaki as Chief Product Officer, effective 13 July 2026. Maria succeeds Marlon Grech, who decided to conclude his tenure following four years of leading the evolution of RightShip’s product and technology capabilities. The transition builds on the leadership evolution RightShip announced… Read More
DredgeWire Exclusive By Peter Bowe What is striking is not simply that three large transactions happened in the same week (all announced in DredgeWire), but that they all point in exactly the same strategic direction: control of the underwater domain through autonomy, sensors, software, and data rather than traditional ships and shipbuilding alone. The Underwater… Read More
Damen Shiprepair has completed an exceptional project for AIDA Cruises’ vessel AIDAmar. The 253-metre cruise ship docked at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam’s Botlek location for her annual bottom survey while carrying around 2,000 passengers on board – an unusual and carefully coordinated event that turned a routine technical inspection into a memorable drydock experience cruise. The vessel departed the German… Read More
Abu Dhabi, UAE – 08 July 2026: Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi – KEZAD Group, one of the largest operators of integrated and purpose-built economic zones in the region, will host Touchdown Middle East 2026 in Abu Dhabi, marking the first time the region-wide data centre conference will take place in the UAE. Organised by… Read More
A successful dredging project begins with insight and alignment, and this special 4-day edition of IADC’s seminar on Dredging and Reclamation brings industry experts and participants together in an immersive, hands‑on learning environment — offered at a specially reduced price for this unique edition. WHAT Since 1993, IADC has provided a five-day-long seminar especially developed… Read More
From 3 – 7 August 2026, Royal IHC hosts an intensive 5-day on-site training programme at our Royal IHC location in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This programme is designed to strengthen both your theoretical knowledge and hands-on dredging capabilities, combining core fundamentals with real operational practice. What you’ll get • Core dredging fundamentals • Practical… Read More
With the theme, “It’s a Zoo out there!”, Dredging Days 2026 took place in the historic A Room with a Zoo conference centre, adjacent to the legendary Antwerp Zoo. The location was strategically intended to draw a parallel between the chaotic, unpredictable nature of global geopolitics and the complex environmental and technical landscapes facing the… Read More
During the recent Annual General Meeting, Michiel Athmer from Van Oord, the Netherlands was elected as board member of CEDA. Michiel: “I am very happy to take up this position in the board of CEDA. Working for almost 20 years in the dredging business, I hope to represent the interest of the sector in the… Read More
RightShip, a leading safety and risk intelligence platform, today announced the appointment of Maria Psaltaki as Chief Product Officer, effective 13 July 2026. Maria succeeds Marlon Grech, who decided to conclude his tenure following four years of leading the evolution of RightShip’s product and technology capabilities. The transition builds on the leadership evolution RightShip announced… Read More
Paul Foreman, current Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed following a competitive recruitment process. The change of leadership comes at a pivotal time for the business which has ambitious plans to accelerate growth, optimise services for customers and adapt to the changing needs of industry and technology with continued investment and expansion. PD Ports, as… Read More
Hempel’s Board of Directors appoints Eric Alström as Group President & CEO, succeeding Michael Hansen and following a period of interim leadership by Peter la Cour Gormsen and Emilie Barriau. Copenhagen, 3 July 2026: Effective 1 August 2026, Eric Alström is appointed Group President & CEO of Hempel A/S. He succeeds Michael Hansen, who resigned and… Read More
Boskalis’ cable-laying vessel Ndurance recently made a significant contribution to the development of an offshore wind farm in France. Over the past few weeks, the vessel installed 31 inter-array cables, connecting the wind turbines of the 496 MW wind farm to the offshore substation. The Ndurance carried out the project after a busy period in… Read More
BorWin6 land station continues to advance in Büttel, Germany, with key milestones including main transformer installation, completion of the converter hall steel structure and the start of DC cable conduit work – bringing us closer to connecting North Sea offshore wind to Germany’s grid. Source
Wood Thilsted and COP Frontier have launched Neretek, a next-generation offshore wind foundation company to redefine possibilities of deepwater offshore wind. Neretek aims to deliver on its potential through its proprietary Neretek BC90TM technology – a next-generation offshore wind foundation that unlocks cost-effective deepwater deployment by delivering the simplicity of monopiles at transitional 60-90 metre water depths – enabling… Read More
By Kelly Lippke Imagine a giant wind turbine floating on the ocean. The waves crash. The platform rocks violently. You would expect the power output to drop, right? Most people assume that bigger waves mean bigger losses. But a new study reveals a shocking twist for the future of clean energy. It all comes down to a… Read More
By Alisson Ficher Giant concrete structures floated across the English Channel, were sunk off the French coast, and helped create an artificial harbor used to move men, vehicles, and supplies in one of the largest logistical operations ever conducted at sea. The United Kingdom built, floated, towed, and sank at sea enormous concrete caissons to form… Read More
Turkmenistan and the Dutch company Van Oord, a global leader in dredging and marine engineering, are exploring opportunities for cooperation in developing the maritime infrastructure of the Turkmenbashy International Seaport. This was reported by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Belgium following a meeting between Ambassador Sapar Palvanov and Van Oord Director Paul Wortmeyer. As noted,… Read More
By Mwakilishi The Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest maritime hub, faces mounting pressure to expedite its transition to sustainable operations under a new legal challenge aimed at reducing its reliance on fossil fuels. A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit demanding that the port, which handles approximately 469 million tonnes of cargo annually, accelerate… Read More
Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company, has signed an agreement with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) on the use of shore power in the Port of Hamburg. With this agreement, the company confirms that it will use the available infrastructure whenever possible and continue to integrate Onshore Power Supply (OPS) into operational vessel management…. Read More
The first vessel in OMS Group’s new GREAT-Class fleet is beginning to take shape. CS Genesis, a next-generation fibre optic cable lay vessel, is currently under construction at our partner shipyard, Pacific Shipbuilding JSC, in Vietnam. During a recent visit, our COO, Bert Jan ter Riet, joined OMS Group Founder and Chairman, Datuk Lim Soon… Read More
By Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges The Palm Jumeirah, an artificial island in the shape of a palm tree, is Dubai’s most ambitious postcard. Built between 2001 and 2008 using only sand and rock, without concrete in its formation, it added 56 kilometers of coastline, sold 4,500 mansions in less than three days, and can be… Read More
By Alisson Ficher Fortaleza expanded about 2 km of the Beira-Mar using sand removed from the seabed, in a project that redesigned one of the most famous shorelines of Ceará and created space for a boardwalk, bike path, standardized kiosks, and new leisure areas. One of the most well-known shorelines in the Brazilian Northeast underwent… Read More
By Alisson Ficher Giant concrete structures floated across the English Channel, were sunk off the French coast, and helped create an artificial harbor used to move men, vehicles, and supplies in one of the largest logistical operations ever conducted at sea. The United Kingdom built, floated, towed, and sank at sea enormous concrete caissons to form… Read More
By Ana Alice Project in Xinjiang brings together record-breaking dam, billion-dollar reservoir, and digital technologies in a Chinese project focused on water, energy, irrigation, and water control in an extreme climate region. The Dashixia Dam in Xinjiang has once again attracted attention outside China after entering the water storage phase and nearing hydroelectric operation. The… Read More
By Fabio Lucas Carvalho As China tries to reduce pressure on rivers and quarries, coal waste accumulated over decades is beginning to find new use in construction, in automated factories that transform toxic waste into sand, gravel, unburned bricks, and other industrial materials. China accumulates about 7 billion tons of coal waste and has started… Read More
By Ana Alice Present in concrete, glass, and technology, sand has become a resource contested on a global scale, with increasing extraction in rivers, beaches, and seabeds, and impacts monitored by scientists and international organizations. The world uses about 50 billion tons of sand and gravel per year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. The… Read More
Male is one of the world’s most overcrowded cities, but it faces double pressure. As well as a growing population, the capital of the Maldives is also threatened by rising sea levels. Owing to climate breakdown, its living space is shrinking. So the justification for a land reclamation project seemed clear. Take sand from elsewhere… Read More
The first vessel in OMS Group’s new GREAT-Class fleet is beginning to take shape. CS Genesis, a next-generation fibre optic cable lay vessel, is currently under construction at our partner shipyard, Pacific Shipbuilding JSC, in Vietnam. During a recent visit, our COO, Bert Jan ter Riet, joined OMS Group Founder and Chairman, Datuk Lim Soon… Read More
China has delivered its largest semi-submersible crane vessel by lifting capacity, adding a new heavy-lift vessel that will support offshore wind farms, cross-sea bridges, ports and deep-sea resource projects. The Sihang Yongsheng was delivered on Wednesday in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province. Built by Jiangmen Hengtong Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering Co., the vessel… Read More
Pakistan has resumed commercial shipbuilding after more than 40 years, with construction underway on a 1,100-TEU feeder containership at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW). The project is Pakistan’s first commercial containership built since the early 1980s and is part of the government’s plan to develop the maritime sector, improve ports and reduce dependence on… Read More
Turkmen Ambassador Sapar Palvanov met with Damen Shipyards’ management at the headquarters of the Dutch company Damen Shipyards, one of the world’s leading shipbuilding companies. This was reported on the website of the Turkmen Embassy in Belgium. The parties discussed prospects for expanding cooperation, including the possibility of jointly building ships at the shipyard of the International… 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 Chukwuma Umeorah The Federal Government has ordered the dredging of the sand-filled Kuramo Lagoon in Lagos as part of measures to address flooding in parts of the state, while maintaining that the ongoing Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway was not responsible for the flooding experienced in the affected communities. Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced the decision yesterday… Read More
The Administrative Commission of the Río de la Plata (CARP) awarded Belgian company Jan De Nul a dredging contract in the Martín García channel of the Río de la Plata, strengthening the maintenance of a key waterway for navigation between Argentina and Uruguay. The contract, valued at US$65.9 million (mn), covers maintenance dredging works, widening, and potential improvements between… Read More
By Mark Cox Arcadis to deliver wide-ranging consultancy services across the UK public sector, reinforcing Arcadis’ position as a partner of choice for infrastructure and environmental transformation. Arcadis has been selected by the UK Government Commercial Agency (GCA) to deliver critical professional services across 9 Lots of the new Construction Professional Services 2 (CPS2) Frameworks…. Read More
Four companies submitted proposals ranging from 897.96 million (mn) pesos (US$51mn) to 1.39432 billion (bn) pesos (US$80mn) to carry out the dredging and construction of the north platform for the first stage of expansion and modernization of the port of Progreso, driving the growth of Yucatán’s main port facility. The tender includes construction dredging and… 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
GABORONE, Botswana—Subject-matter experts from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Europe District recently traveled to Gaborone, Botswana to conduct an Environmental Soil Screening Workshop with the Botswana Defense Force (BDF) at their shooting ranges. In support of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the U.S…. 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