We aim to be a trusted partner and assist them with their planning and preparations, whether this involves an entirely new port or the extension of an existing facility.ĭEME has decades of experience in port construction, from the initial feasibility study, soil investigation studies and environmental assessments through to the construction of dykes, breakwaters, quay walls and jetties.ĭredging guarantees sufficient depth and width in the access channel, turning basins and docks, and we always aim to maximise the possibilities for the reuse of sand and sediment.

This new era has even led to giants carrying more than 23,500 TEU and this means ports have to adapt to serve these mammoth container ships.ĭEME has many long-term relationships with port and harbour authorities in all corners of the globe. In recent years the maritime industry has seen the arrival of the ultra large container vessel. In light of the global population increase, consequent demand for energy, and the exponential growth in world trade, ports worldwide are both expanding in numbers and extending. We are experts in a wide range of coastal protection methods such as the construction of hard sea defences such as sea walls, dykes, breakwaters underwater bunds fixed piers or open-piled jetties sand traps such as groynes coastal armouring with revetments, gabions, accropodes, as well as soft engineering solutions including sand dune stabilisation and beach nourishment.ĭecades of experience in designing, engineering and constructing the world’s ports

And as climate change leads to a rise in sea levels and the melting of the ice caps, this global challenge is only made more acute.ĭEME has the knowledge and experience needed to assist with this global issue. The world’s population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, from 7.7 billion currently to a staggering 9.7 billion in 2050, according to the United Nations and coupled with that, half of the global population lives within 200 km of the sea.Īs coastal areas become increasingly densely populated, coastal erosion protection and flood defence measures become even more crucial.

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