Global | 2021-01-13
DEME Group is currently executing several port development dredging projects in the Mediterranean. Recently, the company’s trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Uilenspiegel’ finalised the deepening of the access channel to the Port of Setubal in Portugal. TSHD ‘Uilenspiegel’ was one of three hoppers deployed on the project. During the works, these hopper dredgers removed approximately 3.5 ...
Read morePoland | 2021-01-13
Poland’s Senate has unanimously passed the Offshore Act regulating the development of offshore wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea. The bill has now cleared both chambers of the Polish Parliament, the Sejm and the Senate, marking the end of the legislative process in this institution. The bill is expected to be signed into law ...
Read moreBelgium | 2021-01-13
Titan LNG’s FlexFueler successfully bunkered the hopper dredger Scheldt River, owned by DEME Group, on the Western Scheldt recently. The Netherlands-based maritime LNG bunkering company has received approval from local authorities to bunker ships on the Western Scheldt area to the west of Antwerp, Belgium. The location has been identified as a strategic one for ...
Read moreEurope | 2021-01-12
On 1 January 2021 the EU’s €1.8trn recovery budget entered into force. In addition to the EU’s seven-year budget for 2021-27 the package includes an unprecedented €750bn recovery fund, Next Generation EU. The centrepiece of Next Generation EU is the €673bn Recovery & Resilience Facility (RRF). The RRF is a mix of grants and loans ...
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