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Georgia announces Anaklia Port infrastructure tender

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe)- March 18, 2024—The Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has announced the tender to design and construct...

Update: Van Oord dredging vessels to start work in Burgas

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – Two Van Oord split hopper barges (Pieter Caland and the Cornelis Lely) and backhoe dredger Simson...

Van Oord dredging vessels near Burgas port

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 11, 2024 – The semi-submersible vessel Seaway Albatross is approaching the Bosphorus Strait today on its way...

Van Oord joint venture awarded dredging project at Port of Burgas

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 5, 2023 – Cosmos Van Oord has been awarded a dredging project at Port of Burgas on the Black Sea. Cosmos Van...

Russia forced to rely on China and Iran to deepen Volga Canal

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – Russia was forced to beg China and Iran to send dredging equipment to realise another of Russian...

Van Oord to acquire up to 5% ordinary shares in Anaklia Holding JSC

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 22, 2019 – Van Oord International, a subsidiary of global marine contractor Van Oord of the Netherlands, is to...

Redevelopment of Gioia Tauro port continues with crane removal

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – Following the development plan of new operator MSC, the demolition of three obsolete quay cranes has...

Van Oord plans to join Damietta port dredging project

Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 25, 2019 – Dutch maritime contracting company Van Oord is planning to participate in work to deepen Damietta...

Blue Water Shipping awarded Anaklia port contract

Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2019 – Blue Water Shipping has been appointed as the local freight forwarding agent by Van Oord, contractor...

Barcelona port approves €3.7 million dredging deal with Spain’s Dravo SA

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – Barcelona port has approved a €3.69 million ($4.32 million) contract with Spanish company Dravo SA...

Van Oord starts dredging work at Anaklia deep sea port

Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – Maritime construction has started at Georgia’s Black Sea port of Anaklia. The Dutch maritime...

Van Oord awarded Anaklia port dredging contract

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Van Oord NV, an international marine contractor, has been awarded a contract by Anaklia Development...

All bidders in the dredging tender for Chornomorsk port admitted to the auction

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 6, 2018 – The following companies, having shown interest in the tender to dredge Chornomorsk port, will go forward...

Four international companies interested in Chornomorsk port dredging work

Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – Four companies have indicated interest in a tender to carry out work at Chornomorsk...

USPA awards Port Yuzhniy dredging deal to Novadeal

Port Yuzhniy, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has awarded a contract for the dredging of the access channel to...

Five global groups show interest in Port Yuzhniy’s dredging tender

Port Yuzhniy, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 7, 2017 – The tender for a contractor for the dredging in Port Yuzhniy will be attended by five leading global...

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