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Van Oord

Logo: vanoord.com3

Dutch maritime contracting company

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 It was founded by Govert van Oord.1 It employed 5,000 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1868Founded1
  • Industrydredging1
  • HeadquartersRotterdam1
  • Websitewww.vanoord.com
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

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

Corporate structure

Van Oord sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Van Oord Rotterdam
    • Aeolus Owned
    • Athena Owned

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Van Oord reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Aeolus
  • Athena

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Govert van Oord in 1868.1

The company was founded by Govert van Oord in 1868. In 1990 it acquired Aannemers Combinatie Zinkwerken ('ACZ') 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). King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands awarded Van Oord the right to use the designation "Koninklijk" (Royal) on 23 November 2018.

From Wikipedia’s article on Van Oord, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Van Oord, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • Palm Islands
  • The World

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • Aeolus
  • Athena

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1868Founded Founded1

Sources

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