Jan de Nul Group
| Sofidra SA | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1938 |
| Seat | Luxembourg |
| management | Jan Pieter J. De Nul (CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors) |
| Number of employees | 6,173 (2012) |
| sales | 2.1 billion euros (2012) |
| Branch | Hydraulic and civil engineering |
| Website | www.jandenul.com |
The Jan de Nul Group is a Belgian family company founded in 1938 by Jan de Nul , whose traditional focus is the sea excavator business and land reclamation . The parent company of all group companies operating under the name Jan de Nul Group is the Luxembourg-based Sofidra SA
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The company maintains a large fleet (81 ships in July 2008), primarily of sea dredgers , including the Cristóbal Colón and her sister ship Leiv Eiriksson , the largest hopper dredgers in the world. The Vasco da Gama is operated by the company. In mid-2015, the construction vessel Vidar was taken over by the construction group Hochtief , which withdrew from the offshore sector. In addition, the Jan de Nul Group operates the laying of submarine pipelines with a laying ship named after Simon Stevin , civil engineering , port construction (such as quay walls ), dyke construction and remediation of contaminated sites. With the joint venture "Scaldis" it offers sea heavy transports (for example of bridge parts) and ship salvage .
Competitors
Main competitors include the Belgian Dredging International and the Dutch companies Royal Boskalis Westminster , Van Oord and Volker Stevin Marine Contracting (VSMC).
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Frank Binder: Hochtief crane ship “Vidar” sold - Jan de Nul Group continues to expand its fleet . In: Daily port report of September 22, 2015, p. 15