Dredging

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Environment Agency has appointed Van Oord UK and VBA Joint Venture (comprising VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and AtkinsRéalis) to a major framework that will deliver beach maintenance and coastal protection works across England through to at least 2032.

11th June 2026

Environment Agency awards £1bn beach framework deal

11th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord has received the final award from the Limburg Water Board for the implementation of the Groene Rivier Well area development, a flood protection and landscape project in the north of Limburg in the Netherlands.

13th March 2026

Van Oord secures Limburg project

13th March 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Harwich Haven Authority (HHA) has launched a sustainable dredging scheme to reinforce coastal defence in the Stour Estuary while maintaining navigation at one of the UK’s busiest ports.

23rd February 2026

Coastal defences boosted with sustainable dredging

23rd February 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Seatrium has completed the vessel build and vessel launch of Frederick Paup, the largest self-propelled hopper dredge in US history.

26th January 2026

Seatrium delivers record US dredger build

26th January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Jan De Nul has unveiled its most advanced simulator technology yet, boosting marine construction, wind farm construction and dredging capabilities across its global operations.

8th December 2025

Next-gen wind farm construction and dredger training

8th December 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A key milestone has been reached in the Dutch Fish Migration River project, marking a step forward for marine construction and innovative nature restoration.

11th September 2025

Project milestone for Dutch fish migration river

11th September 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Belgium has launched its largest unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance project to support subsea cable installation for offshore renewables.

8th September 2025

Subsea UXO clearance clears path for energy island

8th September 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Port of Barcelona has awarded a €72,359,045.87 contract for the construction of the embankment for the new Catalunya wharf to the joint venture Sacyr Construcción – José Antonio Romero Polo.

5th March 2025

Barcelona inks port embankment contract

5th March 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord is making significant progress on the Constanța Beaches (Phase III) project, with the successful completion of reinforcement works at the seaside resorts of Olimp, Jupiter-Neptun and Balta-Mangalia.

16th January 2025

Van Oord completes Romanian coastal works

16th January 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord has successfully completed the dredging of two new port basins at Ain Sokhna Port, marking a key milestone in the port’s expansion.

14th November 2024

Van Oord completes Ain Sokhna dredging

14th November 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord has secured a contract from Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands’ department of public works, to carry out two major marine construction projects.

23rd October 2024

Van Oord wins twin Dutch marine civils projects

23rd October 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Haven Dredging and Stema Systems are looking to revolutionise dredging practices by reducing environmental impact and promoting sustainable sediment management.

22nd October 2024

Showcasing sustainable alternative dredging technologies

22nd October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Nauplius Workboats is partnering with Royal IHC, a global leader with 300 years of expertise in vessel build and equipment design for the dredging, defense and offshore industries.

21st October 2024

Nauplius and Royal IHC team up on workboat builds

21st October 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Jan De Nul Group has signed a contract with the Valencia port authority to construct a new container quay in the port’s northern extension.

10th October 2024

Dredging innovation for Valencia quay

10th October 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Despite multiple attempts through local proceedings and diplomatic channels, the dredging vessel Zheng He, operated by Jan De Nul Group, remains detained at Mexico’s Port of Tampico, with its crew still stuck…

28th August 2024

Crew stuck for 10 months on Jan De Nul dredger

28th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Jan De Nul Group has signed a contract with Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the construction of its first plug-in hybrid trailing suction hopper dredger.

17th June 2024

A plug-in hybrid first for Jan De Nul

17th June 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK’s largest port operator has begun work on an energy facility by commissioning Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Sospan Dau.

14th May 2024

Dredging begins for port energy facility

14th May 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Van Oord has launched the latest additions to its fleet with the christening of two hybrid water injection dredgers and an unmanned survey vessel.

29th April 2024

Van Oord launches dredgers and survey vessel

29th April 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK is a key player in the European dredging market, with a 21% revenue share in 2020, according to market research company, Fact.MR.

12th January 2024

UK ‘key player’ in European dredging

12th January 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Cosmos Van Oord, a joint venture of Cosmos Shipping and Van Oord, has been awarded a dredging project to create a new deepwater berth at Bulgaria’s largest port.

6th December 2023

Expanding port capacity in Bulgaria

6th December 2023