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Kick-off new phase for the Gelephu Flood Protection project in Bhutan

The CDR team visited Bhutan to kick-off a new phase for the Gelephu Flood Protection Project. During the mission, we had several meetings with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT) of Bhutan and the Gelephu Thromde, the local authority,…

adminJune 22, 2023

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Mr. Bram Loef joins the CDR International Engineering Team

On 13 March 2023, Bram Loef (MSc.) joined CDR International as a Project Engineer. Bram holds a Bachelor's Degree in Earth Science from the University of Utrecht (Netherlands), where his graduation focused on identifying the impact of an underwater canyon…

adminMarch 13, 2023

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Kick-off Baseline Studies and Design of Sustainable Coastal Protection for Long Island, Bahamas

At the end of last year CDR has kicked off the project for Baseline Studies and Design of Sustainable Coastal Protection for Long Island, the Bahamas. The project is part of the ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management) Bahamas Program that…

adminJanuary 2, 2023

Asia Other

Haisam’s fund raising for primary school in Kuakata, Bangladesh

CDR is currently carrying out a large port dredging project in Payra Port, Bangladesh which will require a permanent presence from CDR staff for the coming years. CDR’s Haisam Daouk set up a fund raising initiative to support the children…

adminDecember 20, 2022

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Mr. Leon Brok joins the CDR International engineering team

As of 01 November 2022, Leon Brok (MSc.) joined CDR International as a Project Engineer. Leon received his BSc. in Civil Engineering at the Rotterdam University of Applied Science in 2017. His graduation research concerned identifying the morphological behaviour of…

adminNovember 1, 2022

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Proud to participate in Payra Port Dredging Project, Bangladesh

The official kick-off of the dredging and reclamation works in the Port of Payra, Bangladesh has taken place. This project is to further strengthen the economic position of Bangladesh in the region, by enabling larger size vessels to sail approx.…

adminOctober 27, 2022

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10 Years Celebrations CDR International B.V.

CDR International B.V. was registered on the 12th of October 2012. It celebrated its 10 years existence on the 12th of October 2022. A party was organised at the CDR office in Amersfoort, welcoming local, national and international guests.

adminOctober 12, 2022

Africa All Other

Kick off with the Multi-Sector Resilience Plan (MSRP) and pre-design coastal studies for Nigeria

Within the framework of the West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) Management Program, the Nigerian government and the relevant stakeholders had (in 2016) expressed their interest in developing a Multi-Sector Resilience Plan (MSRP) to make the coastal area climate change resilient…

adminAugust 1, 2022

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Completion Flooding Study for UNESCO Busanyin shrine in Osogbo (Nigeria)

CDR International (the Netherlands) is proud to have completed a flooding vulnerability and engineering study for the Busanyin shrine at the UNESCO world site heritage in the Osun-Osgobo Sacred Grove in Nigeria. The study entailed a flooding and vulnerability analysis…

adminJuly 18, 2022

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Contract Signing for Consultancy Services Contract for Dredging of Payra Port Channel (Bangladesh)

On 28 June 2022 the contract signing ceremony took place at the Ministry of Shipping in Dhaka Bangladesh. Under supervision of the Hon. State Minister Mr. Chowdhry, the chairman of Payra Port Rear Admiral Sohail and CDR’s managing director Mr.…

adminJune 28, 2022

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Mr. Jelle van Zuijlen joins the CDR International engineering team

As of May 16th, 2022, Jelle van Zuijlen (MSc.) joined CDR International as a Project Engineer. Jelle graduated as a Hydraulic Engineer from TU Delft in 2015, with specialization in Rivers, ports and Waterways. During his masters he worked on…

adminMay 16, 2022

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Completion tender package for Energy Island for Elia, Belgium North Sea

CDR International has prepared, in close cooperation with IMDC and Svasek Hydraulics, the tender reference design and tender documents for the Energy Island, to be commissioned by Elia the Belgian transmission operator. The Energy Island project aims at developing and…

adminMay 2, 2022

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