[VIDEO] Boka Vanguard’s record-breaking transport of the FPSO P70
Earlier this year, the Boka Vanguard broke its own world record by transporting the 91,118-tonne box-shaped FPSO P70 from Qingdao in China via Cape of Good Hope to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The voyage...Read more
[VIDEO] Boskalis performs float-over of 11,500-tonne topsides
Surgical precision, that’s how the float-over installation of the 11,500-tonne Bokor CPP-A platform topsides offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, can be characterised. For this incredibly precise operation, Boskalis’ semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Forte was fitted out with...Read more
Mega Philippine land development to keep Boskalis’ dredgers busy for years
Boskalis has won its largest project to date. The EUR 1.5 billion contract concerns the land development of the Manila International Airport in the Philippines. Boskalis CEO Peter Berdowski says the contract secures the utilisation...Read more
Boskalis tows out first floating turbine for Kincardine
Boskalis’ anchor handler Manta is currently towing the first floating wind turbine of the Kincardine floating wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen. It will be the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm.Read more
Boskalis expands offshore construction fleet with Boka Tiamat
In January 2021 Boskalis will add an existing multipurpose DP2 offshore construction vessel to its fleet. The vessel, named Boka Tiamat, will be deployed on offshore wind projects in Taiwan. It is currently being equipped...Read more
‘Booming offshore wind drags contractors through corona crisis’
Branching out into offshore wind has been the right decision for Dutch companies like Van Oord and Boskalis. SWZ|Maritime’s Editor-in-Chief Antoon Oosting points out they can now benefit from the increase in offshore wind projects...Read more
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