▁port ▁of ▁Bl uff ▁on ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁South ▁Island ▁between ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁( in ▁a ▁joint - vent ure ▁with ▁another ▁constitu ent ▁company ▁of ▁DE ME , ▁Société ▁Gén éra le ▁de ▁Drag age / Al gem ene ▁B agger ma ar sch app ij ); ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁re clam ation ▁in ▁Malays ia ' s ▁Port ▁K lang ; ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 0 ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁run way ▁on ▁Kings ford - Smith ▁Airport ▁in ▁Sydney ▁( In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁DE ME ▁also ▁built ▁the ▁parallel ▁run way , ▁which ▁equally ▁extends ▁on ▁rec laimed ▁land ▁in ▁Bot any ▁Bay ). ▁ ▁Or ders ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁global ▁contract ing ▁at ▁DE ME ▁stood ▁at ▁record ▁levels . ▁D ri ven ▁by ▁the ▁constant ▁need ▁for ▁new ▁infrastr ucture , ▁population ▁growth , ▁hung er ▁for ▁energy , ▁climate ▁change , ▁expand ing ▁mar itime ▁trade , ▁further ▁container isation ▁and ▁a ▁dram atic ▁increase ▁of ▁scale ▁– ▁both ▁in ▁navigation ▁and ▁port ▁facilities , ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁capital ▁and ▁maintenance ▁d red ging , ▁land ▁re clam ation ▁and ▁port ▁construction ▁on ▁the ▁five ▁contin ents ▁generated ▁ocean ▁engineering ▁projects ▁on ▁an ▁un sur pass ed ▁scale . ▁ ▁DE ME ▁continued ▁maintenance ▁d red ging ▁throughout