Russian Dredging & Marine Contractors (RDMC) is a joint venture of two leading international contractors specializing in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects (oil, gas and wind) – Van Oord and Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.

The companies merged for the duration of the project for rock placement services for the Nord Stream 2 project. The project implies the scope of work related to the construction of the planned twin 1,200 kilometer gas pipelines running through the Baltic Sea, connecting Russia to Europe.

Rock needs to be installed at specific locations along the pipeline route to level the seabed and to protect the pipelines. The contract scope includes the sourcing of rock from quarries in the Baltic region. The project will be executed in a 50/50 partnership and multiple specialized fall pipe vessels will be deployed in the period 2018-2019.