Van Oord
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| Private | |
| Industry | Dredging, Land reclamation |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Founder | Govert van Oord |
| Headquarters | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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Number of locations
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Houston, Texas |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Products | IJsselmeer, Palm Islands, The World |
| Revenue | EUR 1.715 Billion (2011) |
| Profit |
 EUR 118 million (2011) |
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Number of employees
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5,000 (2011) |
| Website | VanOord.com |
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. The company has one of the world's largest dredging fleets.
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).
Projects undertaken by the company include the Oosterscheldekering between Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland completed in 1986, the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai completed in 2003, the IJsselmeer pipeline in the Netherlands completed in 2006 and the World in Dubai completed in 2008. A US sales and support office was opened in Houston Texas in 2010.
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