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Construction of greenfield port and breakwater for Dangote quays Lekki

Construction of greenfield port and breakwater for Dangote quays Lekki The Dangote Group, owned by Aliko Dangote, is building Africa’s largest oil refinery and fertilizer plant in Lekki, 60 kilometers east of Lagos, Nigeria. To facilitate the import of out-of-gauge components and other materials required for construction activities, a port was constructed In October 2017, Boskalis was awarded the contract for the dredging of an access

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Jin Tai

Jin Tai The beginning of 2012 involved the salvage case of the backacter bucket dredger ‘JIN TAI’. This backhoe dredger was working on the construction and expansion of the newly built container port of Coega near Port Elizabeth (South Africa), when it experienced a problem with one of the vessels’ legs. A cable attached to one of the three spud piles came loose, causing one of the legs to give way and the engine room start flooding.

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Smart

Smart During heavy swells on the morning of the 19th of August the bulk carrier 'Smart', 150,000 DWT loaded with 147,000 tons of coal, left the port of Richards Bay, South Africa heading for China. Soon, however, the swell became too much and the vessel grounded next to the channel, less than 250 m from the coast. Just hours after the grounding, the vessel broke in two. SMIT Salvage and one of its local partners were contracted

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Kiani Satu

Kiani Satu On the 8th of August, general cargo vessel 'Kianu Satu', 17,796 DWT, ran aground at Buffels Bay, South Africa. The vessel had experienced engine trouble and consecutively broke loose from an emergency tow. Heavy weather and waves caused the vessel to run hard aground and the crew was taken off shortly afterwards. SMIT Salvage was contracted on a Lloyd’s Open Form and mobilized the salvage tug Smit Amandla, a salvage team

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Press release

Boskalis strengthens subsea services with two large DSVs

in this segment of the offshore energy market in the regions northwest Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Boskalis has reached an agreement

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Boskalis bolsters market position in subsea services through acquisition Rever Offshore

in the subsea services market in Northwest Europe, Africa and the Middle East and its capabilities to serve both the traditional oil & gas market

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