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MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A Canadian/Dutch joint venture has launched the first of two purpose-built rock installation vessels to help meet growing demand for specialist subsea rock installation work for offshore wind. Rock Star is the first of two vessels being developed by the…

30th September 2026

Joint venture propels new ‘Rock Star’ onto centre stage

30th September 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Beach replenishment has begun on a major coastal defence scheme between the UK coastal city of Brighton and the River Adur, marking the latest stage of a project designed to protect a 10km stretch of coastline from erosion and flooding.

19th August 2026

WATCH: Beach building begins on Brighton coastal defence

19th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Cadeler has ordered two new T-class jack-up installation vessels in a move to plug the chronic offshore WTIV global shortage.

10th August 2026

Cadeler moves to fill WTIV hole with €805m T-class order

10th August 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A contractor consortium has completed the build of a 500m tugboat quay on the southern side of Rotterdam’s Yangtze canal, providing 12 berths equipped with shore power.

27th July 2026

Rotterdam canal widened by 500 metres as part of port expansion

27th July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Cadeler has secured a €247 million ‘green’ loan to help finance the build of its next-generation offshore wind installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Apex just as the second of three WTIVs has been…

16th July 2026

Cadeler secures green loan for diesel-powered WTIV

16th July 2026

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…

11th June 2026

Environment Agency awards £1bn beach framework deal

11th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A major flood protection scheme in the Dutch province of Zeeland has been completed a year ahead of schedule, following extensive reinforcement work on a 5.2km stretch of dyke.

18th May 2026

Major dyke strengthening completed after flood defence works

18th May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A major beach nourishment and dredging campaign is under way along the Garrão-Forte Novo coastline in Portugal’s Algarve ahead of the tourist season.

1st May 2026

Major dredging works under way to restore Algarve flagship beaches

1st May 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…

13th March 2026

Van Oord secures Limburg project

13th March 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Offshore wind farm developers Equinor and Polenergia have begun building Poland’s Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 wind farms, marking a ‘new chapter’ in the development of offshore wind in Poland, they say.

20th February 2026

Building begins on ‘new chapter’ in Poland’s offshore wind sector

20th February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord has been handed a contract for a major beach replenishment and coastal protection project in Portugal to restore and reinforce one of the country’s most prominent tourist beaches.

21st January 2026

Van Oord expands coastal replenishment portfolio

21st January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A Dutch consortium (WaterWerk) has been finalised to carry out extensive works on two Dutch rivers under the EU’s Water Framework Directive (WFD).

17th December 2025

Dutch consortium finalised to upgrade rivers before EU 2027 deadline

17th December 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord has agreed to buy a business that makes interlocking concrete armour units for protecting shorelines, ports and marine infrastructure.

13th November 2025

Van Oord expands coastal protection portfolio

13th November 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch marine civils giant Van Oord has set its brand-new wind turbine installation vessel to work, hailing completion of 45 monopiles at the Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm.

11th November 2025

Brand-new Boreas installs 45 monopiles on maiden task

11th November 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

 Europort opened on Tuesday at the grand Rotterdam Ahoy comparing today’s world with the ‘Roaring Twenties’ which, while they offered ‘a sea of opportunities’, the argument went, were also a time of…

4th November 2025

Europort opens with circular themes and parallels with ‘Roaring Twenties’

4th November 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

As fears about rising sea levels grow, countries are protecting their coastlines with sand replenishment projects. Here is a taste of some of the ongoing works.

12th September 2025

Europe orders wave of beach restoration projects

12th September 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

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Marine contractor Van Oord is to breathe life into thousands of oysters to mitigate the damage caused to the North Sea bed by the growing scale of wind farms, cables and other…

27th August 2025

Van Oord lays foundations for North Sea oyster revival

27th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

To maintain its global leadership in subsea rock installation (SRI) and support the offshore energy transition, Van Oord has announced the construction of two new state-of-the-art vessels.

21st August 2025

Van Oord invests in methanol vessels

21st August 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord will reclaim 28 million cubic metres of sand and four million tons of rock to an island and key marine infrastructure in Dubai.

20th August 2025

Van Oord to reclaim 13 hectares of land for Dubai

20th August 2025