Jan De Nul Group (Sofidra SA)
Company typePrivate
IndustryDredging and Marine Services, Land reclamation, Civil engineering, Offshore services, Environmental services
Founded1938
FounderJan De Nul
HeadquartersAalst, Belgium and Capellen, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Jan Pieter Jozef De Nul (Chairman)
RevenueIncrease €1.907.905.728,00 (2020)
Number of employees
4,289 (2020)
Websitewww.jandenul.com

Jan De Nul Group is a Belgian family-owned company, with the financial headquarters in Luxembourg, that provides services relating to the construction and maintenance of maritime infrastructure on an international basis. Its main focus is dredging (including other forms of marine engineering), which accounts for 85% of its turnover. Other areas include civil engineering and environmental technology.[1]

History

The trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt

Founded in 1938, in Hofstade near Aalst, Belgium, Jan De Nul started as a construction company specialised in civil works and maritime construction. It was only in 1951 that the company entered into the dredging business. Recently it has forayed into offshore wind business and have been successful in securing major European wind energy projects.

At the end of 2022, Jan De Nul had 7178 employees and a yearly turnover of 2.5 billion euro.[2] Other major dredging companies are Dutch companies Royal Boskalis Westminster and Van Oord, and the Belgian DEME.[3]

Jan De Nul was voted the most attractive employer in Belgium in 2008 and 2009.[4]

Fleet

Jan De Nul has a fleet of 75 vessels, including 14 cutter suction dredgers, 28 trailing suction hopper dredgers, 20 split barges, 6 backhoe dredgers, 1 oil recovery vessel, 5 rock installation vessels and one cable installation vessel under construction.[5] This includes the Cristobal Colon, launched in 2008, and the world's largest dredger with a capacity of 46,000 m³. It can dredge to a water depth of 155m.[6] Joined by her near-sister ship Leiv Eiriksson in 2010,[7] Jan De Nul has one of the world's largest, if not the largest, fleets of hopper dredgers.[8]

Projects

Major projects realised in part or whole by Jan De Nul include the Panama Canal expansion project,[9] the Bridgetown Port enhancement project,[10] the Port Botany expansion,[11] the Manifa Field Causeway and Island Project in Saudi Arabia,[12] the Palm Jebel Ali artificial island in Dubai,[1] and the adjacent Dubai Waterfront.[6] The Takoradi Harbour expansion project in Ghana.[13] In 2020-21 Jan De Nul Group installs a power inter-connector cable over a distance of 135 km and up to 1 km deep sea, connecting Crete island with mainland Greece.

Hijacked vessel

In April 2009, the Jan De Nul vessel "Pompei" was hijacked by Somali pirates en route from Aden to the Seychelles. The ship and its crew of ten were released after 71 days on 28 June 2009, after De Nul had paid 2.8 million Euros, according to media reports.[14]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Jan De Nul Group is bedrijf van wereldformaat" [Jan De Nul Group is company of global size]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 19 April 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  2. ^ "ANNUAL REPORT 2022". Jan de Nul. 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. ^ "More Merger Among Dutch Dredging Majors". Maritime Journal. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2009.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Jan De Nul aantrekkelijkste werkgever" [Jan De Nul most attractive employer]. De Tijd (in Dutch). 5 February 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  5. ^ Company profile
  6. ^ a b "JDN launches world's largest dredger in Spain". Maritime Journal. 17 July 2008. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Leiv Eiriksson - Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger, Spain". ship-technology.com. Net Resources International. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Jan de Nul's mega trailer Leiv Eiriksson launched". Dredging News Online. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  9. ^ Martin, Hernan (14 September 2009). "Work to Begin Soon on New Set of Locks for Panama Canal". Inside Costa Rica. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  10. ^ Staff writer (n.d.). "Cruise and Cargo Facilities". Barbados Port Inc. Archived from the original on September 3, 2010.
  11. ^ "Port Botany passes environmental audit". Australia: Logistics Magazine. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  12. ^ "Manifa". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  13. ^ "Takoradi harbour extension works begin this month". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-15. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  14. ^ Schenkel, Mark (7 July 2009). "A Dutch negotiator's 71 days of talking to Somali pirates". NRC Handelsblad. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2009.

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