Boskalis finances mega cutter dredger Krios with ECA loan
Boskalis has financed its mega suction cutter dredger Krios through an innovative Export Credit Agency (ECA) covered loan. This marks the first ECA insured financing of its kind in the Netherlands. With this EUR 121...Read more
Boskalis’ dredger attacked with Molotov cocktails
The Queen of the Netherlands, a trailing suction hopper dredger from the Dutch dredging company Boskalis, has suffered an organised attack in Indonesia. Hundreds of environmentalists and fishermen bombarded the vessel with Molotov cocktails and...Read more
Two new contracts for Boskalis including its first in floating wind
Boskalis has been hired for the transport and installation of five floating wind turbines for a Scottish offshore wind farm, a first for the company. The second contract it won involves the installation of bridge...Read more
Boskalis taken to court over fishing grounds in Indonesia
Boskalis is being sued by the Dutch human rights organisation Both Ends. The dredging company from Papendrecht is alleged to be violating the rights of fishermen during the expansion of a port in Indonesia.Read more
Boskalis in red due to write-offs on ships and goodwill
Offshore contractor Boskalis has recorded a net loss of more than EUR 96 million in the first half of the year as a result of a substantial write-off on ships and goodwill of almost EUR...Read more
Dredging of lock chamber of world’s largest sea lock gets underway
Dredging of the lock chamber of the new sea lock in IJmuiden has started. The lock chamber is currently still full of sand. In the coming months, 600,000 cubic metres of sand will be removed...Read more
Boskalis deploys new pre-lay plough on Hornsea Two offshore wind farm
Soil Machine Dynamics has handed over a purpose built pre-lay plough to Boskalis. The Dutch offshore contractor will use it to install 380 kilometres of export cables at Ørsted’s offshore wind farm Hornsea Two. The cables...Read more
Boskalis, Saipem and Bouygues win EUR 552M offshore wind contract
Boskalis, Saipem and Bouygues Travaux Publics together have won a contract to design, build and install 71 concrete Gravity-Based Structures (GBS) as foundation for the Fécamp offshore wind farm in Normandy, France. The contract was awarded...Read more
Boskalis wins Finnish dredging contracts
Royal Boskalis has been awarded two contracts in Finland by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, the Port of Helsinki and the City of Helsinki. The contracts are worth 32 million euros and concern the deepening...Read more
Conversion of Boskalis’ new crane vessel BokaLift 2 underway
A steel cutting ceremony at Drydocks World in Dubai has kicked off the hull modification of Boskalis’ BokaLift 2. The conversion scope includes the fabrication and installation of 9000 tonnes of steel blocks on both...Read more
Marine contractor Boskalis seems a little immune to corona
For the time being, Boskalis seems to be escaping the corona crisis. The contractor reports in a trading update that the first quarter has been better than expected financially, without mentioning any concrete results. However, the...Read more
Boskalis expands in salvage by acquiring Ardent Americas
Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired maritime emergency response specialist Ardent Americas. The latter is a leading player under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 for the provision of marine emergency response services in the United...Read more
Bakker Sliedrecht provides electrical conversion crane vessel Bokalift 2
Electro technical system integrator Bakker Sliedrecht will renew, modify, extend and integrate all electro technical installations of Boskalis’ new crane vessel Bokalift 2. The ship will be taken into service in 2021. In 2016, Bakker Sliedrecht...Read more
Boskalis and Wetlands plan to store carbon in coastal habitats
Royal Boskalis and Westlands International plan to explore the potential of blue carbon. Goal is to enhance and restore coastal wetland habitats that not only support coastal protection and fisheries, but store some of the...Read more
Boskalis Back on Track After Tough First Half-year
Boskalis has returned to calmer waters after a tough start of the year as a result of contractual issues in the offshore wind industry. Revenue increased slightly in the third quarter while the operating result...Read more