{"id":21774,"date":"2025-11-11T05:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T05:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcargoglobal.com\/?p=21774"},"modified":"2025-11-10T08:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:46:48","slug":"flemish-minister-president-visits-deme-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcargoglobal.com\/?p=21774","title":{"rendered":"Flemish Minister-President visits DEME headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEME were honored to welcome Mr. Matthias Diependaele, Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for the Economy, Innovation and Industry, Foreign Policy, Digitisation and Facilities, to their headquarters today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This visit follows his earlier engagement on March 7 aboard our trailing suction hopper dredger Congo River in Mumbai (India), the largest vessel of its kind in DEME\u2019s fleet. That encounter offered a firsthand look at DEME\u2019s operational excellence on the global stage.<\/p>\n

At the DEME headquarters, the Minister-President was welcomed at the Lookout pavilion, DEME\u2019s immersive VIP visitor center, where he was introduced to the company\u2019s pioneering work in offshore energy, dredging, marine infrastructure, and environmental remediation. The visit provided a unique opportunity to showcase how DEME is actively contributing to a sustainable future by delivering innovative solutions to global challenges.<\/p>\n

The visit concluded with an interactive session in the Orion simulator, offering a glimpse into the advanced technologies and training capabilities that support DEME\u2019s world-class operations.<\/p>\n

 
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DEME were honored to welcome Mr. Matthias Diependaele, Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for the Economy, Innovation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":21775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[1324],"class_list":["post-21774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-deme"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcargoglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DEME-Matthias-Diependaele.jpeg?fit=640%2C356&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paPyrk-5Fc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22133,"url":"https:\/\/projectcargoglobal.com\/?p=22133","url_meta":{"origin":21774,"position":0},"title":"DEME secures two marine works contracts","author":"Project Cargo Global","date":"December 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"DEME\u2019s Dredging & Infra segment has secured two marine works contracts1 in Southern Europe, highlighting its expertise in environmental remediation and coastal protection. 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