The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Port of Virginia have signed the agreement committing the federal government to begin its financial investment in the construction effort to widen and deepen the commercial shipping channels and Norfolk Harbor. With a group of federal and state offici
Marine robotics technology specialist Greensea Systems has launched Bayonet Ocean Vehicles, a new company created to develop, manufacture, and distribute a line of amphibious robots recently acquired from C-2 Innovations. The deal includes the acquisition of the IP and inventory of C-2 Innovations’
Register before the 24th of June and receive a 25% discount on your event ticket. From today, it is possible to register for the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2022. Europe’s leading exhibition and conference connects the entire offshore energy sector. The two-day event taking place
Dredging operations for the 18 km Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Denmark and Germany achieved a major milestone a couple of days ago – 50 pct of the total amount of soil has now been dredged from the seabed. The Dutch consortium, Fehmarn Belt Contractors (FBC) including Boskalis and Van Oord – responsib
Estonian energy company Alexela has informed that dredging work at the Paldiski LNG terminal site is completed, bringing the import terminal a step closed to completion to serve as an alternative to Russian gas.
Blue Forest has entered into a partnership with Van Oord, a Dutch maritime services specialist, to develop mangrove based engineering solutions that enhance coastal resilience. Phase 1 involves designing coastal defense systems for two coastal communities in Mozambique. “The project will showcase ho
Contractors representing the Big Four dredging companies (Van Oord, Boskalis, Jan de Nul, DEME), which account for over 98% of dredging works in Russian ports, have withdrawn from Russia’s Arctic infrastructure projects. As of Friday, Russian market of dredging depends on foreign companies, accordin
Napier Port, a gateway connecting central New Zealand with the rest of the world, will host an official 6 Wharf opening on Friday, July 22, 2022. This $175 million project follows the recent completion of the 6 Wharf’s two-year dredging campaign, and is now one step closer to seeing the wharf become
A lot of companies involved in the offshore energy sector have already introduced their plans on how to reach the net-zero emissions status by a certain point in the future. In this week’s In Focus, we are spotlighting the most recent projects aiming to achieve these goals.
Van Oord, a Rotterdam based dredging and marine construction company, has ended the last year with an optimistic outlook for its markets. “In 2021, we saw a recovery of the global economy, noticing the first effects in the summer. In our offshore and dredging activities, in particular, a market reco
Singapore-based LNG bunker supplier FueLNG has completed bunkering of the Van Oord’s new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Ariane.
The week behind us saw many nations exploring renewable energy opportunities to cope with the global energy crisis.
Singapore’s shipbuilder Keppel O&M has delivered the first LNG-fueled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) built in Singapore to Dutch maritime giant Van Oord.
Boskalis is currently in process of designing a low-carbon dredging vessel – the Cablehopper, in partnership with Rijkswaterstaat. According to the Papendrecht based dredging giant, the vessel’s tasks will include maintenance and beach replenishment operations along the Dutch coastline. “Innovative
