Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 25 March 2024 – Van Oord concluded 2023 with strong results: revenue reached record high and profits more than doubled. Compared to last year, we saw revenue growth across both our Dredging & Infra and Offshore Energy business units, which resulted in a significantly revenue increase of 42% to EUR 2.9 billion from EUR 2.0 billion in 2022. Net profit doubled to EUR 127 million from EUR 60 million in 2022. High fleet utilisation and the continued sharp focus on risk and contract management contributed to the improved results. Solvency was stable at 32.5% and the n ..read more

Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 11 March 2024 - Van Oord has signed a collaboration agreement with Van Aalsburg. The aim of the collaboration is to further develop, construct and apply fascine mattresses made entirely of circular material. Fascine mattresses are mats of twisted willow that play an important role in maintaining embankment stability, preventing land degradation and protecting waterways from erosion ..read more

Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 4 March 2024 - Van Oord’s subsidiary Paans Van Oord has successfully completed work on the second emergency dam in the river Meuse, Maastricht, the Netherlands. As a result of high water, the spillway dam was damaged in early January 2024. Part of the lining of the spillway dam had been loosened and washed away by the force of the water. Due to the strong current, it proved impossible to close the hole in the dam at short notice ..read more

Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 26 February 2024 - The Netherlands is working on the largest dyke reinforcement operation ever since the Delta Works: the Flood Protection Programme (HWBP). More than 1,500 kilometres of dykes will be reinforced over the next 30 years with high ambitions for sustainability and innovation. To meet this challenge, market players and water boards will have to cooperate. Project Strong Lek Dyke made it possible to investigate the Mixed-In-Place (MIP) method. Van Oord and HITEC Road have partnered to further develop the MIP method, a technique to reinforce dykes in built ..read more

Rotterdam 14 February 2024 – Van Oord has been contracted for the construction of the Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm, developed by Ørsted and PGE. The wind farm is located 40 kilometres offshore in the Polish area of the Baltic Sea. Van Oord will transport and install 111 extended monopiles, of which 107 will serve as foundations for wind turbines and the other 4 as foundations for offshore substations. With a production capacity of 1.5 GW, the wind farm will be Poland’s largest-ever renewable energy project producing enough green energy to cover the power consumption of approximately 2.4 millio ..read more

Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1 February 2024 - Van Oord started reclamation works for a new quay in Paldiski South Harbour in Estonia. The new quay is meant to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy in Estonia and the Baltic States ..read more

Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 17 January 2024 – Van Oord has been contracted by FSRU Wilhelmshaven (a joint venture between ENGIE and TES, Tree Energy Solution) to construct a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) jetty at Wilhelmshaven in Germany. Responsibility for the operation of the second FSRU-Project in Wilhelmshaven lies with the state-owned DET (Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH), which is implementing – together with its partners TES and Engie – one of the priority projects backed by Germany’s LNG Acceleration law, passed in May 2022. This law aims to plug the supply gap and bols ..read more

Rotterdam, 11 January 2024 - Ørsted and Van Oord’s initiative Ocean Health will install innovative droppable oyster structures in offshore windfarm Borssele 1&2, to introduce European flat oyster and enhance biodiversity in the windfarm. A new installation method will be applied, enabling affordable and manual deployment of oyster brood stock. These droppable oyster brood stock structures were designed and researched by Van Oord and Delft University of Technology and are suitable for large scale application ..read more

Rotterdam, The Netherlands 22 December 2023 - Following the announcement about their collaboration, Ecowende is pleased to confirm that Van Oord has been contracted for the construction of the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI. Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, is determined to contribute to a sustainable future for offshore wind that positively contributes to the North Sea’s ecology ..read more

Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 20 December 2023 – Van Oord has successfully completed the installation of all 50 foundations and inter-array cables for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm ..read more