Archirodon
Greek construction company
Archirodon Group NV is a Dutch entity with headquarters in Dordrecht, Netherlands and major presence in KSA, UAE, Egypt and Greece, that provides services relating to the construction and maintenance of maritime infrastructure and other construction works on an international basis. The main fields of construction work are marine, dredging and land reclamation contractors; heavy contractors for the oil and gas, power and water industries; electromechanical and infrastructure contractors; geotechnical and foundation engineering services.
Archirodon owns and operates a fleet of 155 vessels which are used for transportation, dredging, towing and docking.
01History
Archirodon Construction company was established in 1959 in the form of a J.V. of the Greek firms ARCHIMIDIS, Greece's foremost marine contractor at that time, and ODON & ODOSTROMATON, a road and bridge construction specialist group.
The J.V. started its professional life by building the Port of Benghazi in Libya (1961) and subsequently the Port of Beirut in Lebanon (1962). Its success soon led it to develop into a major contractor in its own merit, establishing itself in 1971 as ARCHIRODON CONSTRUCTION (OVERSEAS) CO.S.A...
02Major Projects
- Jorf Lasfar
- Al Hamriya Port
- Port of Jebel Ali -Terminal-2
- Port of Tripoli
- Khalifa Port
- Sheikh Zayed Bridge
- Port of Salalah
- Palm Islands
- King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries and Service
- Shura island bridge in The Red Sea Project
03Offices
Archirodon maintains offices in:
04Subsidiaries
| Subsidiary | Country | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Company Limited | Cyprus | Europe |
| Archirodon N.V | Greece | |
| Archipetrol S.A | Greece | |
| Archirodon Group N.V | Netherlands | |
| Overseas Dredging Rental B.V | Netherlands | |
| Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Co. S.A. | Switzerland | |
| SemArco LLP | Kazakhstan | |
| ARCHIRODON CONSTRUCTION (OVERSEAS) CO. S.A. KUWAIT | Kuwait | Middle East |
| HANI ARCHIRODON LLC | Oman | |
| ARCHIRODON CONSTRUCTION (OVERSEAS) CO. S.A | Qatar | |
| SAUDI ARCHIRODON LTD | Saudi Arabia | |
| SAUDI CONDRECO LTD. | Saudi Arabia | |
| ARCHIRODON CONSTRUCTION (OVERSEAS) CO. LTD. | United Arab Emirates | |
| ARCOMET FZC | United Arab Emirates | |
| ARCHIRODON CONSTRUCTION (OVERSEAS) CO. S.A. Egypt | Egypt | Africa |
| ARCHIRODON CONSTRUCTION (OVERSEAS) CO. S.A. | Libya | |
| Archirodon Group N.V | Morocco | |
| American International Contractors, Inc | United States | America |
05Criticism
In 2001, Archirodon was involved in corruption and bid-rigging with construction bids for Egyptian water projects as discussed in the Camp David peace accord.
In 2022, Archirodon drew criticism on its involvement in the port of El Aaiún, in the disputed territory of the Western Sahara, from where OCP currently only exports phosphate rock.
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- Arco Dubai office.png by Mramicopkd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arco Cairo office.png by Mramicopkd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arco Saudi office.png by Mramicopkd, CC BY-SA 4.0
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