Boskalis wins SponsorRing 2016 award

Papendrecht, 25 November 2016 Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) was last night named winner of the SponsorRing 2016 award in the 'Society' category for its sponsorship of The Ocean Cleanup's North Sea prototype test. A floating barrier designed to capture plastic from the sea is being tested approximately 23 km off the Dutch coast. The purpose of the test is to see how well the floating barrier design is able to cope with extreme weather conditions at sea. The SponsorRing is the annual award for the best sponsorship cases in the Netherlands. The jury commented: "An extremely brilliant case and an outstanding fit. The preconditions for a future societal impact have been met and the internal sponsorship activation was strong. The case is innovative in that it was fully contributed in kind rather than cash." The Ocean Cleanup is a Dutch foundation established by 22-year-old Boyan Slat to rid the oceans of plastic. Boskalis is one of the three main sponsors of the floating barrier's North Sea test, alongside the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and the Environment and an anonymous private sponsor. In addition to facilitating the trial as main sponsor, Boskalis aims to contribute to raising awareness of the issues related to plastic soup. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Investor relations:
Martijn L.D. Schuttevâer
ir@boskalis.com Press:
Arno Schikker
press@boskalis.com T +31 78 6969310 Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. is a leading global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors. The company provides creative and innovative all-round solutions to infrastructural challenges in the maritime, coastal and delta regions of the world with services including the construction and maintenance of ports and waterways, land reclamation, coastal defense and riverbank protection. In addition, Boskalis offers a wide variety of marine services and contracting for the oil and gas sector and offshore wind industry as well as salvage solutions (SMIT Salvage). Furthermore, Boskalis has a number of strategic partnerships in harbour towage and terminal services (KOTUG SMIT Towage, Keppel Smit Towage, Saam Smit Towage and Smit Lamnalco). With a versatile fleet of 1,000 units Boskalis operates in around 75 countries across six continents. Boskalis has over 8,200 employees, excluding its share in partnerships. This news release can also be found on our website www.boskalis.com.