Archirodon
Archirodon Group NV is a Greek company with headquarters in Dordrecht, Netherlands and Athens, 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.
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Construction, Marine services,Oil & Gas |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Headquarters | Dordrecht, Netherlands & Athens, Greece |
Area served | Europe, Middle East, Africa, CIS, United States |
Key people | Dennis Karapiperis (CEO) |
| Revenue | €1 billion (2021) |
Number of employees | 16,000 (2022) |
| Website | http://www.archirodon.net |
Archirodon owns and operates a fleet of 155 vessels which are used for transportation, dredging, towing and docking.
History
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...
Major 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
Offices
Archirodon maintains offices in:[1]
- Dubai, Abu Dhabi & Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Arco Dubai office - Cairo, Egypt
Arco Cairo office - Jeddah and KSA, Saudi Arabia
Arco Saudi office - Dordrecht, Netherlands
- Aktau, Kazakhstan
- Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
- Athens, Greece
- Limassol, Cyprus
- Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Muscat, Oman
- Geneva, Switzerland
Subsidiaries
| 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 |
Criticism
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.[2]
In 2022, Archirodon drew critism 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.[3]
References
- Offices
- Global Conspiracy on Construction Bids Defrauded U.S., NYT, April 13, 2001
- Western Sahara Resource Watch,