From moving image to moving rocks
DPC - Named after Belgian physicist Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau, Jan De Nul Group's 31,500-tonne load capacity 'Joseph Plateau' fallpipe and mining vessel was launched on 3 Augustu 2012 at the La...
View ArticleFrom petit to Grand
DPC - The port infrastructure contract was awarded in November 2011 by what had become Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque (GPMD), to a joint venture of Sodraco (the French subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group)...
View ArticleBig changes, big opportunities
DPC - From 3 to 7 June 2013, WODCON XX takes place in The Square in Brussels (Belgium). The World Dredging Conference is by far the dredging benchmark congress. Bernard Malherbe has more than 30 years...
View ArticleWhere the wind blows
It was not the usual type of project you'd give to a new trailing suction hopper dredger on her maiden outing, writes Bert Visser in Dredging & Port Construction, but Bartolomeu Dias took in her...
View ArticleFleet of solutions
Offshore Industry Volume 6 issue 5 - Jan De Nul invests in Cable Lay & Subsea construction. In august, Jan De Nul Group ordered the 76th vessel in its fleet - a true multipurpose design for...
View ArticlePoised for a boom
Dredging & Port Construction - To be positioned as Ghana's oil services hub, the Port of Takoradi is being transformed and Belgian dredging contractor Jan De Nul NV faces a tough challenge.
View ArticleBelgian Bronze
MARITIME JOURNAL - Belgian dredging and marine construction giant Jan De Nul has come third in the 14th edition of the country's coveted Randstad Awards.
View ArticleNew dredgers of 2013-14
Dredging & Port Construction - Over the past 12 months, the dredging sector has seen a number of new vessels be contracted, commissioned, launched, christened, or come into service. Bert Visser...
View ArticleShifting sands
BMAG - The world's pre-eminent dredging and land reclamation experts are at Brisbane Airport preparing land for the New Parallel Runway writes Julie Thomson. Given the size of the imminent dredging...
View ArticleFall Pipe Simulator for Jan De Nul Group
MARITIME JOURNAL - Netherlands-based Tree C Technology BV is to develop and supply a Fall Pipe Vessel (FPV) simulator for Jan De Nul Group's headquarters in Luxembourg.
View ArticleA second lock for Waasland Port
HANSA - The construction of the second lock in Waasland Port - the dock complex on the left bank of the Scheldt in the Port of Antwerp - is a huge project. The new lock is set to be the largest one in...
View ArticleManifa Oil Field: large scale experiences with breakwaters - an innovative...
TERRA ET AQUA - The shallow waters of the Manifa Oil Field make it impossible to use common offshore oil drilling platforms. For that reason Saudi Aramco opted for the constructin of 25 oil drilling...
View ArticleJan De Nul provides scour protection for Butendiek OWF
SUBCABLENEWS - In early 2014 the construction of the offshore wind farm Butendiek, located in the North Sea west of Sylt, started. Jan De Nul Group is in charge of the installation of scour protection...
View ArticleTwo teams win Suez Canal dredging work
MEED - Two consortiums have secured dredging contracts for the expansion of the Suez Canal in Egypt. A consortium with Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a $1.5 bn contract for four lots.
View ArticleJan De Nul Group on specialized offshore services
PORTNEWS - Specialized services for the offshore oil, gas and renewable energy industries are a key part of the services provided by Jan De Nul Group and are playing an ever increasing role.
View ArticleJan De Nul delivers Haliade cable link
SUBCABLENEWS - In the North Sea, in front of the Belgian coast, Alstom has installed its first Haliade turbine within the Belwind facility. Jan De Nul Group earlier installed the rock scour protection...
View ArticleSpecialised services in Australia
WORLD PIPELINES - Kris Vlaeminck, Jan De Nul Group, explains the use of dredging vessel on the Macedon Project in Australia.
View Article10 months to move 180 million cubic metres
MADE BY HOLLAND - On 17 February 1867 the first vessel sailed through the Suez Canal, shortening the sailing time between Europe and the Far East tremendously. Around 17,000 vessels make use of the...
View ArticleNorthwind: a challenging offshore installation
PES MAGAZINE - When the Luxembourg-based Jan De Nul Group was hired to install a 245kV export cable at the Northwind process involved was far from straightforward. Nevertheless, the respected...
View ArticleEasing offshore installation
OIL & GAS TECHNOLOGY - In a tight market environment the efficiency of an offshore engineering project can be make or break for oil and gas developments. Jan De Nul Group explains how it leverages...
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