Van Oord

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

VESSELS

VESSELS

Van Oord has commissioned two next-generation subsea rock installation vessels to boost its capabilities in supporting the global offshore energy transition.

21st July 2025

Van Oord unveils green rock installation fleet

21st July 2025