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Reinforcing Dutch
coastline, Sandmotor

Reinforcing Dutch coastline, Sandmotor In December 2010 Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. was awarded a contract by the Dutch Directorate General... of the contract is EUR 50 million for the Van Oord- Boskalis consortium, in which Boskalis has a 50% stake. The project entails the creation... trailing suction hopper dredgers. Boskalis’ strategy is designed to benefit from the key macroeconomic developments which fuel global demand in our

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Provision and installation of submarine fiber optic cable, Strait of Magellan

Provision and installation of submarine fiber optic cable, Strait of Magellan In September 2011 Boskalis was awarded a contract worth... make for a challenging operating environment. Boskalis will execute this project together with subcontractor Alcatel Lucent. A large trailing suction... and a plough. Dredging will be required for some parts of the seabed where the soil is too hard to use a jetting sledge. Boskalis will also

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Dockwise

Dockwise In 2013 Boskalis acquired Dockwise, the global market leader in heavy marine transport with over 30 years’ experience. As of 30 April 2018, Dockwise will continue to offer its services under the brand name Boskalis. This name change follows the decision by Boskalis to merge all of its activities under a single brand name in the course of 2018. By providing our services under the Boskalis brand name, we will continue to combine our

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Building with Nature

Building with Nature Boskalis initiated the innovative research program ‘Building with Nature’. The program uses elements and forces of nature... as coastal defenses, also providing leisure opportunities. To maintain the Dutch coast, Boskalis has constructed the so-called Sand Motor that uses... on ecosystems. Marker Wadden islands Boskalis has been awarded the first phase of the Marker Wadden development aimed at restoring the ecosystem

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Cradle-to-cradle solutions in the supply chain

Cradle-to-cradle solutions in the supply chain Boskalis wants its supply chain to be increasingly sustainable. To make our procurement processes...) for re-using pickpoints is a fine example. PR contact Wear and tear and re-use Boskalis uses cutter suction dredgers for dredging in hard conditions... the logistics of returning the worn pickpoints to the original foundries, Boskalis developed special steel “pickpoint bins”: square, extremely robust

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Griend nature preservation project

Griend nature preservation project Boskalis teamed up with the Dutch Society for the Preservation of Nature (Natuurmonumenten) to protect.... However, due to erosion this bird paradise was at risk of being washed away. Challenge Natuurmonumenten awarded Boskalis this project mainly because of all the measures it proposed to minimize any disruption of nature. The work continued day and night, with Boskalis using green light on the island

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