Sponsorship | Boskalis

Boskalis sponsors projects that are in some way connected to our work, for example to water. Projects can be in the field of science, technology, art, sports or development work. Since Boskalis stands for passion, team spirit, entrepreneurship and safety, the projects we sponsor also reflect these core values.

Our sponsorship initiatives

The Ocean Cleanup prototype test

Boskalis transported and installed The Ocean Cleanup’s North Sea prototype, the first ocean cleanup system ever tested at sea, 23 km (12 NM) off the Dutch coast. The goal of the test is to see how the floating barrier design is able to cope in extreme weather at sea during a 12 month period.

Team BOKA NEDurance

In 2022 Boskalis is the main sponsor of the ocean rowing team NEDurance, which will brave the Atlantic Ocean during the world’s toughest rowing race: the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.

Boskalis Beach Cleanup Tour

Since 2013 Boskalis has teamed up with the North Sea Foundation to clean up the entire Dutch North Sea coastline extending over 350 kilometers. The award-winning tour aims to raise awareness of the growing problem of waste (particularly plastic) on beaches and in the oceans, and associated impact on marine life and birds.

Vermeer coming home

Vermeer’s The Little Street was back in Delft in 2016, for the first time in more than 300 years. The precise location of the actual little street was identified using the 17th-century records of dredging work in Delft’s canals. That, and our close ties to the Delft University of Technology, gave Boskalis reason enough to sponsor the exhibition at the Prinsenhof Museum Delft.

Royal Reunion

Watch the video of the Boskalis-sponsored exhibition that reunited Dutch King William II’s art collection after 160 years. Opened by Dutch King Willem-Alexander, the exhibition at the Dordrechts Musuem in the Netherlands was a great success, attracting over 100,000 visitors.

KNRM

Boskalis supports the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution, the KNRM. Our support is centered on the rescue station in Dordrecht that services the region where Boskalis has its roots – the Hollandsch Diep and Haringvliet estuaries, nearby rivers and the Biesbosch nature reserve.

Waterwerken

Boskalis commissioned well-known Dutch sculptor, Ruud Kuijer, to create two monumental sculptures. Springtij (Spring Tide) is located outside Boskalis’ headquarters in Papendrecht, the Netherlands. Footprint Alliance celebrates the successful completion of the project to deepen access to the port of Melbourne in a successful alliance between Boskalis and the Port of Melbourne.

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History

Boskalis has grown from a Dutch dredging company into a global leader in dredging and inland infrastructure, offshore energy, and towage and salvage.

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Boskalis creates new horizons, executing an extensive range of dredging and marine projects in 90 countries and across six continents.

Building with Nature

Boskalis proactively developed Building with Nature to gain insight into the impact of hydraulic engineering projects on ecosystems.

News

Boskalis helps Windward Islands hit by Hurricane Irma

Papendrecht, 13 September 2017 Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has mobilized a transport vessel at the request of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment to provide aid to the Windward Islands of Sint Martin, Sint Eustatius and Saba which were severely hit by Hurricane Irma.

News

Boskalis transports
and installs The Ocean
Cleanup's first prototype

Prototype sea trial for plastic cleanup barrier to be deployed this week Papendrecht, 22 June 2016 This week Boskalis will transport and install The Ocean Cleanup's North Sea prototype, the first ocean cleanup system ever tested at sea, 23 km (12 NM) off the Dutch coast.

News

Boskalis unveils sculpture on Punta Pacifica, Panama

23 September 2016 Boskalis has unveiled a sculpture on the man-made island Punta Pacifica it constructed off the coast of Panama City. The sculpture called Ocean Reef I was presented by Boskalis CEO Peter Berdowski to José Isabel Blandón (alcalde del Distrito de Panamá) in the presence of Alfredo Aleman (CEO Ocean Reef Marina).

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Our sponsorship initiatives

The Ocean Cleanup prototype test

Team BOKA NEDurance

Boskalis Beach Cleanup Tour

Vermeer coming home

Royal Reunion

KNRM

Waterwerken

More about Boskalis

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Projects

Building with Nature

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Boskalis helps Windward Islands hit by Hurricane Irma

Boskalis transportsand installs The OceanCleanup's first prototype

Boskalis unveils sculpture on Punta Pacifica, Panama

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Boskalis transports
and installs The Ocean
Cleanup's first prototype