Royal Van Oord
TypePrivate
IndustryDredging, Land reclamation, Offshore construction
Founded1868 (155 years ago)
FounderGovert van Oord
HeadquartersRotterdam, Netherlands
Number of locations
46
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Pieter van Oord (CEO)
  • Jolanda Poots-Bijl (CFO)
  • Paul Verheul (COO)
  • Niels de Bruijn
ProductsPalm Islands, The World, IJsselmeer, Gemini
RevenueIncrease €2,579 million (2015)[1]
Increase €169 million (2015)[1]
Number of employees
4,912 (2015)[1]
WebsiteVanOord.com

Royal Van Oord is a Dutch maritime contracting company that specializes in dredging, land reclamation and constructing man made islands. Royal Van Oord has undertaken many projects throughout the world, including land reclamation, dredging and beach nourishment. The company has one of the world's largest dredging fleets.[2]

History

Van Oord head office in Rotterdam

The company was founded by Govert van Oord in 1868.[3] In 1990 it acquired Aannemers Combinatie Zinkwerken ('ACZ')[4] and in 2003 it acquired Ballast HAM Dredging (formed from the merger of Ballast Nedam's dredging division with Hollandse Aanneming Maatschappij ('HAM') two years earlier).[3] King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands awarded Van Oord the right to use the designation "Koninklijk" (Royal) on 23 November 2018.[5]

Major projects

Projects undertaken by the company include the Oosterscheldekering between Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland completed in 1986,[6] the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai completed in 2003,[7] the IJsselmeer pipeline in the Netherlands completed in 2006[8] and the World in Dubai completed in 2008.[7] A US sales and support office was opened in Houston Texas in 2010.

In December 2016, the company entered a consortium with partners Shell, Eneco, and Mitsubishi/DGE and was awarded the Borssele III & IV project. It was obtained for the strike price of 54.50 euro cents per megawatt-hour, the Netherlands’ lowest-ever strike price at that time.

In mid-2018, Van Oord announced the acquisition of MPI Offshore from the Vroon Group. MPI Offshore has specialized in offshore wind installations since 2003 as a contractor. Van Oord also takes over the two ships and crew. The transaction is subject to antitrust clearance, but is expected to close by the end of September 2018. Van Oord is mainly strengthening its position in the British offshore wind energy market.[9]

Subsidiaries

SubsidiaryCountryArea
Van Oord Dredging and Marine ContractorsAzerbaijanEurope
Van Oord UK LtdEngland
Mackley England
Sodranord SARLFrance
Van Oord Deutschland GmbHGermany
Van Oord Offshore Wind Germany GmbHGermany
Van Oord (Gibraltar) LtdGibraltar
Dravo S.A. - ItaliaItaly
Caspian Dredging and Marine Contractors LLPKazakhstan
Van Oord Dredging and Marine ContractorsRomania
Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors - OOO Ballast Ham DredgingRussia
Dravo S.A. - SpainSpain
Van Oord Dredging and Marine ContractorsTurkmenistan
Van Oord UkraineUkraine
Van Oord Dredging and Marine ContractorsAngolaAfrica
Van Oord Nigeria LtdNigeria
Van Oord Dredging and Marine ContractorsArgentinaAmericas
Van Oord Serviços de Operações Marítimas Ltda.Brazil
Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors BVColombia
Van Oord de México, S.A. de CV.Mexico
Van Oord Panama S.A.Panama
Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors BVPeru
Van Oord Offshore USAUnited States
Van Oord Australia Pty LtdAustraliaAustralia
Van Oord (Shanghai) Dredging Co., LtdChinaAsia
Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors bvHongkong
Van Oord India Private LimitedIndia
PT Van Oord IndonesiaIndonesia
Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors bvKorea
Van Oord (Malaysia) Sdn BhdMalaysia
Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors bvPhilippines
Van Oord SingaporeSingapore
Van Oord Middle East LimitedSaudi ArabiaMiddle East
Van Oord Gulf FZEUnited Arab Emirates
Van Oord Middle East Limited - Abu Dhabi BranchUnited Arab Emirates
Van Oord Middle East Limited - Dubai BranchUnited Arab Emirates
Van Oord RMC FZEUnited Arab Emirates
Van Oord Nederland bvNetherlandsNetherlands
Van Oord Offshore bvNetherlands
Van Oord Offshore Wind bvNetherlands
Van Oord GrondstoffenNetherlands
Paans Van Oord bvNetherlands
Wicks bvNetherlands
Wicks bv – Operations / WorkshopNetherlands
Yard MoerdijkNetherlands
Yard ZuilichemNetherlands

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Van Oord Annual Report". 2015.
  2. ↑ Dredging, Rabobank, sept 2013'
  3. 1 2 Van Oord: history
  4. ↑ Flags of the World
  5. ↑ Van Oord awarded Royal designation – Van Oord.com
  6. ↑ Deltawerken Cooperation
  7. 1 2 Van Oord to build third palm island in Dubai Infrasite, 14 November 2005
  8. ↑ Van Oord opens gas transport channel across the IJsselmeer Offshore, 1 August 2006
  9. ↑ "Van Oord to Buy MPI Offshore from Vroon". Offshore Wind. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
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