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16 of March of 2013
Completion of Doca Pesca’s Breakwater
Etermar – Engenharia e Construção, S.A., recently completed the works contract to repair the outer breakwater for Doca Pesca at the Port of Setúbal. Design and management improvements enabled the company to complete the works before the deadline, which decreased the initially contracted cost. Work was performed to repair damages caused to the structure by a ship when leaving the port. The...
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16 of September of 2012
Etermar in Brazil
Dratec/Etermar/Rhode Nielsen Consortium Etermar has its first project in Brazil, Dredging and Rock Excavation at the Port of Vitória – ES, for a total value of 86 million reais. The contract was signed in May, and the works began in September 2012 with the pilot test. As part of the consortium’s works, Etermar is responsible for excavating about 100,000 m3 of rock (using explosives...
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16 of February of 2012
Etermar ranked in the top 10
Etermar was ranked one of the 10 best companies of the 1,000 largest Portuguese companies, according to a study performed by Diário de Notícias. Over the last 26 years, Diário de Notícias, in its annual edition of the 1,000 largest Portuguese companies, elects the top ten for each fiscal year. According to DN, the ranking is based exclusively on quantitative criteria, according to the...
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02 of July of 2010
Skyline Barge 18
Etermar has maintained its policy of investment in human resources and equipment, which enables it to continuously increase its competitiveness. As such, the company purchased a new pontoon – Skyline Barge 18 – for which the launching ceremony took place on 2 July 2010.
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30 of March of 2010
New Company Name and Share Capital
The General Shareholders Meeting of 30 March 2010 approved the Etermar Board of Directors proposal for a new company name and a capital increase. Etermar – Empresa de Obras Terrestres e Marítimas, SA will now be called Etermar – Engenharia e Construção SA, and the share capital was increased from 15 to 25 million euros. These alterations are part of the company’s internalisation strategy,...
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16 of February of 2010
2nd Meeting of Ports belonging to the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries
The 2nd Meeting of Ports belonging to the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) was held on 1, 2 and 3 December in Fortaleza, Brazil. Etermar made a presentation at this event organised by Brazil’s Special Secretary of Ports of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil and attended by representatives of the main ports from the eight CPLP countries. The Portuguese language was...
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16 of June of 2009
2,000 HP Tugboat
In August, Etermar purchased a 2,000 HP tugboat, in keeping with its policy to invest in equipment to enhance its competitiveness in the international market, which represents more than 60% of its turnover. Through this acquisition, the company increased its tugboat fleet to 3 vessels ranging from 600 HP to 2,000 HP. The tugboat is expected to arrive at the company's boatyard in Setúbal...
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30 of April of 2009
Manitowoc 16 000
Pursuing the investment policy in HR and equipment plant in way to increase competitiveness, Etermar ordered on March the 31st 2009 a new heavy duty crawler crane. After a thorough study of the several alternatives on the international market, we have finally opted for the Manitowoc 16000 of 400 tons of capacity. With this new equipment Etermar will now have 10 Manitowoc cranes, 8 of...
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30 of July of 2008
40th Anniversary
Etermar will celebrate in 2008 its 40st anniversary. It is not by pure chance that a company reaches 40 years of existence with success. This is only possible thanks to the strong team spirit, under a solid organization, as well as to the passion for the work performed. To the technical knowledge of the activity developed, the founders of Etermar added the capacity of creating a human...
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