Van Oord

Van Oord

Infobox Company
name = Van Oord

type = Private
foundation = 1868
founder = Govert van Oord
location = Rotterdam, Netherlands
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area_served = Worldwide
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industry = Dredging, Land reclamation
products = IJsselmeer, Palm Islands, The World
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homepage = [http://www.vanoord.com/ VanOord.com]
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Van Oord is a Dutch contracting company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation. Van Oord has undertaken many projects throughout the world, including land reclamation, dredging and beach nourishment. Some of the companies most well known projects are IJsselmeer in the Netherlands, the Palm Islands and The World in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

External links

* [http://www.vanoord.com/ Van Oord] official website


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