Primary Partners

Port of Rotterdam
The port of Rotterdam is Europe’s largest seaport, famous for its excellent infrastructure, praised for its endless ambition and drive for innovation. Sustainability and digitalisation are fundamentally and irrevocably changing the world, and so is the port of Rotterdam. New wishes and ambitions from customers, new regulations, aging infrastructure, scaling-up and an increasingly busy port, mean that the Port of Rotterdam Authority is fully committed to developing both physical and digital, smart infrastructure.

Royal Haskoning DHV
Royal HaskoningDHV is a team of sustainability consultants, engineers, and designers who are passionate about making a difference. We use our expertise to help clients improve their businesses and communities. This commitment is further reflected through our values and drive to maximise the positive impact by utilising our purpose chart.
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Partners

Fugro
Fugro Flood Defence is the leading geotechnical and hydrological consulting firm in terms of assessing, building close to, reinforcing and constructing flood defences. We are also active in ‘room for the river’ projects, area development projects and the extraction and reuse of raw materials. We set ourselves apart through our combination of state-of-the-art and innovative geotechnical products and services, such as consultancy, soil investigations, laboratory research, monitoring and geodetic measurements.

Van Oord
The growing world population needs more space. Maritime transport requires new and improved infrastructure. Climate change demands better coastal protection. The demand for energy is growing and a renewable energy system is essential to providing the energy needed for the future. As a global marine contractor with over 155 years of experience, we strive to enhance the energy transition and to deliver climate adaptation and marine infrastructure solutions. We work safely and partner with our clients and stakeholders to create innovative and sustainable solutions.

Horvat & Partners
Horvat & Partners is an established name in the infrastructure sector. We have been involved in all major Dutch infrastructure projects over the past decades identifying project risk, auditing project control, evaluating project performance and conducting technical analyses. These activities require broad technical expertise, which we secure, for an important part, by maintaining strong ties with TU Delft. Our founder being a former professor at TU Delft, the academic background of our employees, a variety of internships and our proud contribution to the ‘Waterbouwdispuut’ all illustrate these ties.

Witteveen & Bos
As a consulting and engineering firm, we advise and assist our clients worldwide in solving complex challenges in the fields of water, energy, infrastructure, space, environment, and construction. With our expertise and commitment, we work together with clients and partners across the globe to contribute to a better living environment for everyone, both now and in the future.
We do this with the firm belief that we can only create value as a collective by bringing out the best in ourselves and each other—in a culture of entrepreneurship and trust. A culture that inspires and encourages.

Boskalis
Royal Boskalis Westminster is a leading global dredging and offshore contractor and maritime services provider. We offer a unique combination of experts, vessels and activities. With our origins in the Netherlands, we have been operating for over 100 years. Today we create new horizons for our stakeholders in the ports, offshore energy, maritime and inland infrastructure markets.

Sweco
Sweco plans and designs the communities and cities of the future. The results of our work are sustainable buildings, efficient infrastructure and access to clean water. With 15,000 employees in Northern Europe, we offer our customers the right expertise for every project. We carry out projects in 70 countries annually throughout the world. Sweco is Europe’s leading architecture and engineering consultancy, with sales of approximately SEK 16.9 billion (EUR 1.8 billion).
Secondary Partners
We are TWD – a creative engineering company that specializes in designing customized mission equipment and temporary works. We develop practical construction methods that enable contractors to build wind farms, construct bridges, reinforce dikes or expand ports. We continuously develop our know-how to bring simple solutions to complex construction challenges all over the world.

SBE
SBE is one of the largest independent engineering consultancies in Belgium. A team of 160 colleagues, scattered over 4 offices in Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain, works on the design of civil structures such as bridges, tunnels, quay walls, navigational locks and dikes. As specialized consultants we are the ‘special forces’ of civil engineering since we only take action for very complex projects. We are also a family business which translates into a friendly work-environment, short communication lines and a flat and agile organisational structure.

CDR
CDR International is a fully independent coastal, river and port engineering and consultancy firm having its roots in the Netherlands. CDR stands for Coasts, Deltas and Rivers, the environment and field of our expertise in broadest sense. CDR is focusing on project development, management, design and engineering services in particular in the marine and maritime sector worldwide. Our services cover the range of project idea development, (bankable) feasibility studies, detailed mathematical modelling and design studies to supervision during the construction phase.

Arcadis
In everything we do, we strive for maximum impact to improve quality of life. The solutions we develop are focused on key societal challenges related to resilience, places, and mobility. By leveraging data and technology, we provide the capabilities and services needed to meet customer demands, driven by global trends such as urbanization, climate change, digitalization, evolving stakeholder expectations, and potential unforeseen events.
With a global team of 36,000 architects, data analysts, designers, engineers, project planners, and experts in water, environment, mobility, and buildings, we support every project phase in creating and managing both the built and natural environment—ensuring that people can live, reside, and work comfortably.

MTBS
MTBS is the leading international finance and business strategy consultant in port business solutions. We advise public and private clients regarding financing, strategy, transactions, and business cases. Most importantly, we add value. Since the very start, MTBS has chosen complex markets for expansion. Our creative solutions are implemented successfully in areas where globalisation fuels growth.

IV-Group
We are engineers. Engineers who solve the most complex challenges. The greatest issues of our time. Our specialists develop solutions for the energy transition, for a changing climate, and for a safe and future-proof society. We design offshore wind platforms, submarines, and even the world’s largest locks. In fact, anything that requires high-level technical expertise. No other engineering firm is this diverse. We deliver results that truly benefit society. We call that engineering that excites.

HKV
HKV line in water works with a three-part mission with the aim of contributing to a safe and sustainable living environment for everyone: employees, clients, fellow companies, suppliers and society. Quality, socially oriented, entrepreneurial and transparent are our core values

DEME-Group
DEME is a world leader in the highly specialised fields of dredging, land reclamation, marine infrastructure, offshore energy and environmental remediation. With more than 145 years of experience and about 5,800 highly skilled professionals, we have built up a vast bank of knowledge and expertise which has allowed us to foster a pioneering approach throughout our history. This enables us to bring tailor-made solutions, innovation and new technologies to our customers’ projects, ensuring that they are performed safely, efficiently and cost-effectively.
Sponsor

WSP
We are one of the world’s leading consulting and engineering firms with boundary-pushing experts working daily to create a sustainable living environment for the future. With 66,500 colleagues worldwide, we collaborate to make a positive, lasting impact in the communities where we operate. We achieve this through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. In the Netherlands, 450 colleagues work at 10 locations across the country.