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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
Next-generation mega hopper SEAWAY, a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), has been handed over to Boskalis on July 20, after a successful sea trial. The delivery marks another milestone in the long standing relationship between the two leading Dutch companies. With a length of 178 metres, a width of 38 metres and a hopper capacity of… Read More
Great to be part of WEDA 2026 in Montreal! This week, DE Klop is exhibiting at the WEDA Conference 2026 in Montreal, where we are presenting our dredging simulator at our booth. It is great to meet so many familiar faces from the dredging industry again and to reconnect with old friends, colleagues, and partners…. Read More
By Mark Cox Arcadis today announces the appointments of Jana Belyusova as Chief People Officer and Barbara van Koppen as Global General Counsel. These appointments strengthen Arcadis’ Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and reinforce its focus on performance and growth. Both roles will be based at Arcadis’ global headquarters in Amsterdam. Jana Belyusova will join Arcadis… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Yasser Zaghloul, NMDC Group CEO on being recognized by CNBC Arabia among the Top 100 Business Leaders Shaping the Region’s Economy. This distinguished recognition reflects his visionary leadership and commitment to excellence, innovation, and sustainable growth, while reinforcing NMDC Group’s position as a leading force driving progress across vital sectors. Source
Wärtsilä’s Half-year Financial Report January–June 2026 This release is a summary of Wärtsilä’s Half-year Financial Report January–June 2026. The complete report is attached to this release as a pdf file. It is also available on the company website at www.wartsila.com. ALL-TIME HIGH ORDER INTAKE AND IMPROVED OPERATING RESULT Following the classification of Energy Storage as assets… Read More
By Ryan Finn Global logistics provider Yusen Logistics has officially opened its new European regional headquarters, Yusen Logistics Global Management (Europe) N.V. (YLGM-EUR), in Antwerp. The strategic move transfers the company’s regional administrative nerve center from Schiphol (Amsterdam) to the heart of Belgium’s primary maritime and industrial corridor. Housing approximately 140 employees, the central office is structured to… Read More
The extensive modernisation measures to automate the Hamburg container terminals together with comprehensive infrastructure measures relating to the rail network have had a greater impact on operations than originally expected. As a result, the throughput and transport volumes have fallen short of the original assumptions. At the same time, the challenging macroeconomic environment and ongoing… Read More
DP World and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed a loan agreement of up to €25 million to support the electrification of operations at DP World’s Constanța South Container Terminal. The financing is the terminal’s first dedicated green loan and forms part of a €100 million investment programme that will reduce… Read More
Great to be part of WEDA 2026 in Montreal! This week, DE Klop is exhibiting at the WEDA Conference 2026 in Montreal, where we are presenting our dredging simulator at our booth. It is great to meet so many familiar faces from the dredging industry again and to reconnect with old friends, colleagues, and partners…. 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
By Mark Cox Arcadis today announces the appointments of Jana Belyusova as Chief People Officer and Barbara van Koppen as Global General Counsel. These appointments strengthen Arcadis’ Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and reinforce its focus on performance and growth. Both roles will be based at Arcadis’ global headquarters in Amsterdam. Jana Belyusova will join Arcadis… 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
DEME has been awarded a substantial¹ contract for the transport and installation of foundations for phase 1 of the Zeevonk offshore wind project in the Netherlands. Zeevonk, jointly owned by Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Energy Investment Fund I, will have a total installed capacity of approximately 1 GW. Under the contract,… Read More
Van Oord has completed the rock installation works for Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm. Our vessels, Bravenes and Nordnes, installed a total of 300,000 tonnes of rock, protecting turbine foundations and critical cable infrastructure. A key milestone was the successful stabilisation of all cable protection systems and the installation of eco-rock berms, including… Read More
HELSINKI, July 16 (Reuters) – Sweden’s government has granted permission for two new offshore wind farms and one onshore project while rejecting several other proposed developments, three ministers said in an op-ed published in Swedish daily Expressen on Thursday. Fyrskeppet wind farm in the southern Bothnian Sea and the Vidar project in northern Skagerrak could… Read More
A joint study by Politecnico di Torino and WindEurope identifies what the Mediterranean needs to grow its offshore wind sector. Published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, the study finds that clear rules, strong infrastructure and grid readiness matter as much as technology. The goal is to turn the region’s wind potential into real, competitive projects,… Read More
By Gabriel Malheiros The board of Brazil’s Merchant Marine Fund has approved the R$6.59 billion Porto Sul private-use terminal project in Ilhéus, Bahia. The port will operate in conjunction with the East-West Integration Railway, known as Fiol, creating a new export corridor for minerals, grains and pulp. At a meeting held on July 16, the… Read More
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II, the container terminal at the Port of Rotterdam operated by the A.P. Moller-Maersk subsidiary, has completed the foundations of its new container yard and is already operating with twelve autonomous yard tractors (ATT) within the expansion project that will double the facility’s capacity. The terminal has marked its first year since… Read More
DP World and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed a loan agreement of up to €25 million to support the electrification of operations at DP World’s Constanța South Container Terminal. The financing is the terminal’s first dedicated green loan and forms part of a €100 million investment programme that will reduce… Read More
Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur on Saturday reviewed the operational performance, infrastructure development projects, capacity enhancement initiatives and green energy transition at Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), while discussing the port’s future development roadmap with senior officials. During his visit to Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla, he also took note of Deendayal Port Authority’s recent achievement of… Read More
Panama announced on Monday an agreement with China to renew a maritime shipping treaty that grants advantages to Panamanian ships in Chinese ports. The agreement comes as Panama complains its boats are suffering tighter controls in China, following the cancellation of a Hong Kong company’s concession to operate two ports in the Panama Canal. Following… Read More
By Joy Odinye The waterway, which drains into the Ezu River through Agu Awka in Awka South Local Government Area, is being reopened to improve drainage and reduce flooding in the state capital. Speaking on the project, the Managing Director of ACTDA, Ossy Onuko, said the intervention involves the deployment of a swamp buggy to… Read More
By Ana Alice An underwater project in the Tietê River combines controlled explosions, plasma, and bubble barriers to remove an ancient stone obstacle and expand the capacity of one of the country’s main waterway routes. Brazil has reached the final phase of an underwater engineering operation aimed at removing hundreds of thousands of cubic meters… Read More
At Meandering Meuse, the client – Water Board Aa and Maas – and Boskalis are not treating sustainable execution as an add-on to flood protection works. Using a stepped approach (see figure on page 24), the team integrates design optimisation, material choices, logistics and electric equipment into one continuous strategy. The result is a project… Read More
The sand used to build cities, roads and other infrastructure is being removed from many rivers faster than nature can replace it, according to a global review led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). The authors said the problem can be better managed if governments track where mining is taking place, measure… Read More
By Gerald Flynn BANGKOK — Environmental activism group Mother Nature Cambodia on July 14 posted a new video alleging that Cambodia has quietly resumed sand exports to Singapore after the trade was banned in 2017. The prohibition followed a scandal involving environmental degradation along Cambodian rivers linked to shipments of sand sold to Singapore for land reclamation projects. In… Read More
The sand used to build cities, roads and other infrastructure is being removed from many rivers faster than nature can replace it, according to a global review led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). The authors said the problem can be better managed if governments are able to better track where mining is… Read More
MINSK, 19 July (BelTA) – Sand is literally the foundation for the construction sector, Yevgeny Tatarinov, head of the main department of industry at the Architecture and Construction Ministry of Belarus, said on the air of the ONT TV channel, BelTA has learned. “For construction, about 8-9 million cubic meters have been extracted in Belarus… Read More
Next-generation mega hopper SEAWAY, a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), has been handed over to Boskalis on July 20, after a successful sea trial. The delivery marks another milestone in the long standing relationship between the two leading Dutch companies. With a length of 178 metres, a width of 38 metres and a hopper capacity of… Read More
NB 980 has departed Vard Langsten and is now on her way to Japan and Toyo Construction Co. Ltd. 🚢 The hybrid power cable-lay and construction vessel is of VARD 9 15 design, a vessel concept specifically developed to meet the customer’s requirements for the growing Japanese offshore wind market while also being capable of… Read More
Norwind Offshore is proud to announce the delivery of Norwind Mistral and Norwind Sirocco, marking another important step in the continued growth and expansion of our fleet. Norwind Mistral was delivered from Vard Brattvaag on Tuesday, 7th July at 10:00, followed by the delivery of Norwind Sirocco on Thursday, 16th July at 10:50. Both vessels… Read More
Imagine a ship that can “vacuum” the seabed 120 meters below the ocean surface. Meet “Jun Guang,” one of China’s newest homegrown giant dredgers and Asia’s largest of its kind. Equipped with an intelligent control system, it can automate dredging work and make massive marine engineering faster and smarter. Source
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
DEME has been awarded a substantial¹ contract for the transport and installation of foundations for phase 1 of the Zeevonk offshore wind project in the Netherlands. Zeevonk, jointly owned by Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Energy Investment Fund I, will have a total installed capacity of approximately 1 GW. Under the contract,… Read More
The Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has launched the tender process for the completion of dredging works in the Gioia Tauro port channel, covering the northern section of the port opposite the Eranova dock and along the associated turning basin. The specific project is valued at EUR€2,628,355 and forms part of a broader… Read More
Vlissingen, 13 July 2026 – Damen Naval has signed a procurement contract with Libra-Plast AS in Norway for the delivery of all watertight, weathertight, and gastight doors and hatches for the PES project. Under this project, a Damen SIGMA frigate will be built by COTECMAR at its shipyard in Cartagena. After an intensive sourcing phase, Damen Naval is very pleased to… Read More
By Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges The giant dredger Galileo Galilei, with 166 meters and capacity for 18 thousand cubic meters per trip, arrives in Navegantes to widen Gravatá Beach by up to 70 meters. The project, costing R$ 31.5 million, will operate 24 hours a day and completely close the beach. A true floating city of… 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