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Abu Dhabi, UAE – 02 November 2026: AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), a leading global enabler of integrated trade, industry and logistics solutions, today announced the appointment of Dr. Afif Saif Al Yafei as Group Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Al Yafei joins AD Ports Group from TAQA Transmission, where he served as Chief Executive Officer…. Read More
Through our subsidiary SMIT Salvage, Boskalis has been involved in the salvage of the Blue Carrier 2 in Greece. This roll-on/roll-off carrier caught fire while sailing towards the island of Mykonos. Together with our local partner MEGATUGS Salvage & Towage, our specialized salvage team successfully brought the fire under control, after which permission was requested… Read More
NMDC Group (ADX: NMDC), a global leader in integrated marine, energy, construction, logistics, and engineering solutions, reported its financial results for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2026, with revenues increasing 4% Y-o-Y to AED 21.4 billion and a net profit of AED 2.4 billion. The Group’s performance in the first nine months of 2026… Read More
1. The Guyana Oil Company Ltd. hereinafter referred to as “the Procurement Entity”, invites eligible bidders to submit their bids for execution of the following: DREDGING PROVIDENCE TERMINAL’S BERTH, EAST BANK DEMERARA 2. The bid document can be uplifted at the Guyoil Office Complex, Facilities Division, Providence, East Bank Demerara, Monday to Thursday (08:00hrs to… Read More
DEME Group has donated a scale model of its cutter suction dredger Spartacus to the Suez Canal Museum in Ismailia, Egypt, marking seven decades of involvement in dredging and infrastructure development along one of the world’s most important shipping routes. The donation highlights a relationship dating back to 1955, when the Belgian marine engineering company… Read More
A Beaver® is more than just a dredger. It stands for pride, trust and proven performance, day after day. Operators, crew and owners from all over the world sent in their photos of a Beaver® in action for the Beaver® photo challenge. Choosing wasn’t easy, but these 12 photos made it into the official Beaver®… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group and Windcat are pleased to announce that Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV) Windcat Rotterdam has received the KNVTS Ship of the Year Award. The award was presented at the Maritime Awards Gala on 2 November in Hilversum, the Netherlands. Integrated innovation Every year, the KNVTS (Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging van Technici op Scheepsbouwgebied;… Read More
By Bojan Lepic Céline Mortier, chief executive of Belgian maritime navigation services provider Bogerd Martin, has been elected president of WISTA International, succeeding Elpi Petraki after four years leading the global organisation. Mortier, who previously served as president of WISTA Belgium, was appointed during the association’s annual general meeting and conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, held… Read More
By Sam Chambers German shipping companies MINSHIP and Oskar Wehr have launched a joint shipmanagement venture, BellRock Maritime, with an initial fleet of 12 vessels and ambitions to expand into third-party management. The company commenced operations yesterday, combining the partners’ technical management, crewing and QHSE activities from offices in Hamburg and Schnaittenbach, Bavaria. The partners each… Read More
CEDA-UK are delighted to invite you to their half day seminar “Another Year of Dredging”, followed by the presentation of the Outstanding Contribution Awards 2026 at the ICE office in London, on Thursday 3rd December, starting at 14:00 hours. Annual networking reception with drinks and canapés will follow the presentations at 17:20-20:00. This seminar (which will also be streamed online) presents a diverse range… Read More
NMDC Group (ADX: NMDC), a global leader in engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), and marine dredging, will showcase its operational and technological advancements at ADIPEC 2026. As a key partner at ADIPEC 2026, which will take place between November 2 and 5 in Abu Dhabi, NMDC Group’s participation aligns with the event’s overarching theme ‘Where Energy… Read More
CEDA-NL invites you to join their next event (English spoken) on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at Deltares in Delft from 15:30-19:30. Delft University of Technology will present their research on the topic of “Ongoing scientific progress in dredging”. You can also join a tour around different experimental facilities, where you will see a variety of… Read More
This week, we were at the Arabia CSR Network’s Global Sustainability & CSR Forum at Dubai World Trade Centre. The panel on Blue Economy 2030: Coastal Development & Climate Solutions brought 4 voices to the same stage – H.E. Dr Alanoud Abdulla Alhaj Al Ali from the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Maitha Al… Read More
By Bojan Lepic Céline Mortier, chief executive of Belgian maritime navigation services provider Bogerd Martin, has been elected president of WISTA International, succeeding Elpi Petraki after four years leading the global organisation. Mortier, who previously served as president of WISTA Belgium, was appointed during the association’s annual general meeting and conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, held… Read More
Abu Dhabi, UAE – 02 November 2026: AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), a leading global enabler of integrated trade, industry and logistics solutions, today announced the appointment of Dr. Afif Saif Al Yafei as Group Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Al Yafei joins AD Ports Group from TAQA Transmission, where he served as Chief Executive Officer…. Read More
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS), the professional body for the commercial #shipping industry worldwide, has officially welcomed its new senior officers at this year’s Controlling Council meeting held in Cape Town, South Africa. Outgoing President Punit Oza, FICS, handed over the reins to a familiar name in #maritime. Natalia Margioli FICS is the first… Read More
Dr. Fabian Kley will assume responsibility for Finance, which he has already led operationally since March 2026 as an authorized representative of the Executive Board. He has been with the company since 2019 and most recently headed Corporate Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). Hauke Stars, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Everllence SE, said:… Read More
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 2 November 2026 – The last of the 52 wind turbines at the Ecowende offshore wind farm was installed on October 30th 2026. The turbine stands approximately 53 kilometres off the coast of IJmuiden, in the Hollandse Kust (west) wind farm zone, Lot VI. With this milestone, Ecowende enters the final phase… Read More
After installing the first transition piece in August, our project team, working from Sea Installer, has now successfully installed the final one at the Nordlicht I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. With the monopile campaign already completed at the end of September, this marks the completion of the first phase of 68… Read More
By Daniel Garcia A 15-megawatt wind turbine rising 150 meters above the North Sea, its 240-meter rotor sweeping through ocean air, looks like an engineering problem that’s been solved. The wind models used to design machines at this scale were built for land — and offshore, a different class of wind fluctuation dominates: slow, sweeping… Read More
From clearing the seabed to connecting wind turbine generators, Boskalis’ contribution to the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea continues to grow. Following a successful survey and identification & clearance (IDC) campaign for unexploded ordnance (UXO) along the inter-array grid cable routes, Boskalis Hirdes EOD Services has also been contracted for a… Read More
On the small Caribbean island of Saba, Dutch water and maritime expertise is helping tackle several challenges at once: limited freshwater availability, exposure to hurricanes, difficult logistics, and the need to protect a vulnerable marine environment. At the centre is the new Black Rocks Harbour, which is being constructed by Dutch company Ballast Nedam International… Read More
The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has put out to tender the management and technical operation of the ValenciaportsPCS platform. This tool enables the secure exchange of information between the public and private sector stakeholders that make up the port community, with the aim of improving the sector’s competitive position. The contract has a budget… Read More
By Ifthekhar Alvi Nilay Bangladesh is investing heavily in maritime infrastructure, but sedimentation, climate risks and weak hinterland connectivity could undermine its ambitions. A sustainable port strategy must move beyond construction towards long-term sediment management, logistics integration and scientific planning. Bangladesh’s next phase of economic growth may depend as much on its waterfront as on… Read More
By Jens Karsten Draft master plans for the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure in northwestern Italy propose around 500,000 square metres of land reclamation to expand cargo, ferry, and rail facilities. At Savona, nearly 300,000 square metres would be reclaimed, substantially doubling the area of the historic port. The Ports of Genoa Authority has… Read More
We didn’t win… but what an adventure! Three years ago, a few friends started with a blank sheet of paper. No money, no track record, no order book. But we had a vision—and plenty of ambition. We wanted to develop and build a fully electric, zero-emission cutter suction dredger in the Drechtsteden region of the… Read More
On the small Caribbean island of Saba, Dutch water and maritime expertise is helping tackle several challenges at once: limited freshwater availability, exposure to hurricanes, difficult logistics, and the need to protect a vulnerable marine environment. At the centre is the new Black Rocks Harbour, which is being constructed by Dutch company Ballast Nedam International… Read More
By Belinda Boyce Woorim Beach is getting a major sand boost, with 175,000 cubic metres being pumped onto the Bribie Island coastline to repair erosion damage and strengthen its defences ahead of storm season. The work will restore sand levels along a 2.7km stretch between Eighth Avenue and Lowry Street, where recent severe weather, including… Read More
Today, we shine a spotlight on Boskalis’ soil improvement company, Cofra, which frequently contributes to Boskalis projects. Whether supporting land reclamation, dike reinforcement or the construction of new infrastructure, our Cofra colleagues are invaluable thanks to their specialist drainage and compaction expertise and capabilities. Their work helps our clients prepare sites for use more quickly…. Read More
By Jon Moran It is not every day that a planning application for a new housing estate reveals enough sand and gravel beneath the proposed development to keep a substantial quarry busy for years. Yet that is precisely what has emerged from Bloor Homes’ application to build up to 1,200 homes on land at Foxhall Road,… Read More
By Patricia Sia Ngevao When the tide pulls away from the beach in the agricultural regions in Mahera in Lungi, about 27 kilometers (17 miles) across the sea from the country’s capital, Freetown, the digging commences. Young men shovel sand into cement bags and carry them to a flat open area to pile sand into… Read More
By Kiran Journals Sand and gravel are the second most used resources on Earth after water. The United Nations Environment Programme estimates global use at about 50 billion tonnes a year and says extraction is outpacing sustainable supply. Sand is central to concrete, asphalt and glass, while high-purity silica is a feedstock for silicon used in… Read More
By Peerzada Mohsin Shafi Jammu and Kashmir is beginning to face a construction-material crisis at a time when demand for roads, bridges, housing, hospitals, schools, drainage systems and other infrastructure is rising. Restrictions on quarrying operations and curbs on the extraction, lifting and transportation of mining material have created difficulties for ongoing development works. The… Read More
Technology group Wärtsilä has successfully completed the conversion of one engine on three LNG carriers operated by Chevron Transport Corporation from dual-fuel (DF) to spark gas (SG) operation. This conversion aims to lower greenhouse gas emissions from the vessels by reducing methane slip, un-combusted methane that can escape into the atmosphere from LNG fuel. Following… Read More
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has launched the Finnish Navy’s (Merivoimat) third Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette during a formal ceremony at its Rauma shipyard on October 29, 2026. Procured under the strategic Squadron 2020 (Laivue 2020) fleet modernization project, the milestone marks the successful afloat transition of three of the four planned surface combatants. The… Read More
By Jens Karsten Dutch marine engineering company ECTMarine has handed over a new purpose-built workboat to Arab Potash Company (APC) in Jordan following successful site acceptance testing (SAT). The SAT of the new workboat was completed last week on APC’s brine evaporation ponds in the Dead Sea. The vessel was designed and built in the… Read More
Siem Industries has ordered two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (OSCVs) at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China, with delivery scheduled for 2029 and 2030. Each vessel will be equipped with one 400-tonne AHC subsea crane plus one 50mt AHC subsea crane, providing substantial lifting capacity for subsea construction and offshore support operations. Designed by Sirius Design… 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
Summary Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works has secured its largest-ever dredging order, worth ₹303.17 crore including taxes, from New Mangalore Port Authority. The three-year maintenance programme will cover navigational and operational areas, with the first season scheduled to begin on 15 November 2026. Three-year programme begins in November The KMEW dredging contract covers maintenance works… Read More
The long-awaited Howth Harbour dredging project is moving through procurement following the granting of environmental approvals, with the Government targeting a start to works in 2027, subject to a successful contract award and an agreed programme. In a written Dáil reply on 7 September, Minister of State for the Marine Timmy Dooley confirmed that the… Read More
1. The Guyana Oil Company Ltd. hereinafter referred to as “the Procurement Entity”, invites eligible bidders to submit their bids for execution of the following: DREDGING PROVIDENCE TERMINAL’S BERTH, EAST BANK DEMERARA 2. The bid document can be uplifted at the Guyoil Office Complex, Facilities Division, Providence, East Bank Demerara, Monday to Thursday (08:00hrs to… Read More
By Kim Chong-yun Jisun Kang, chief of contracting at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District, has been named Manager of the Year through the USACE Excellence in Contracting Awards Program. The award recognizes her exceptional leadership in managing a nearly $265 million contracting portfolio, advancing innovative acquisition practices, and strengthening workforce readiness… Read More
By Kim Chong-yun Jisun Kang, chief of contracting at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District, has been named Manager of the Year through the USACE Excellence in Contracting Awards Program. The award recognizes her exceptional leadership in managing a nearly $265 million contracting portfolio, advancing innovative acquisition practices, and strengthening workforce readiness… 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
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