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Dredging and construction, Pluto LNG project

The Pluto LNG project is located about 190 km northwest of the coastal town Karratha, in the Northern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The project is a joint venture between Woodside Burrup Pty. Ltd., the operator, with a 90% interest, and Tokyo Gas (5%) and Kansai Electric (5%). The A$12 bn project will process gas from the Pluto and neighboring Xena gasfields.

The project was executed in two phases: first the berth pocket, part of the turning basin and two trenches were excavated to allow the construction of the new LNG jetty; then part of the turning basin and two trenches, which traverse the existing NWSV LNG shipping channel, were dredged. Dredging the two trenches early in the program was required since shipping in the NWSV LNG channel was scheduled to increase in the near future, decreasing the time available for dredging. Work took place from late November 2007 through early May 2008 with the removal of 2,100,000 m3. In the second phase, from 1 September, 2009 through July 2010, the remainder of the turning basin and the shipping channel were dredged and 5,600,000 m3 were removed.

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Construction of
Marker Wadden

Boskalis has been awarded the first phase of the Marker Wadden development in the Netherlands. The project includes the construction of an island with underwater landscaping. The Marker Wadden are natural islands that will be developed in the Markermeer lake in the years to come. They will provide a major boost for the ecological quality of the Markermeer lake. The natural shores of the islands will give fish more opportunities to spawn and feed. As a result, large numbers of birds such as terns and waders will return to the area because there will be more food for them. The construction of the Marker Wadden will transform the map of the Netherlands.

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Outer harbor channel widening, Adelaide.

The Port of Adelaide is the primary port in South Australia, located at Outer Harbor. The port is operated by Flinders Ports Pty Ltd (Flinders Ports) and handles both container and cruise vessels, contributing significantly to the State’s economic activity. Flinders Ports identified the need for an upgrade of the existing infrastructure driven by the emergence of Post Panamax class vessels. To meet this growth the existing channel had to be widened to accommodate vessels with a maximum width of 49 m without operational restrictions. Flinders Ports contracted Boskalis to execute the dredging works.

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Johan Sverdrup, transport.

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. is Equinor’s Fabrication and Transport contractor of the Johan Sverdrup project. Boskalis has been awarded by Samsung as transportation contractor for this project.

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IJsseldelta

The IJsseldelta project is part of the national Room for the River program, which comprises over 30 measures aimed at upgrading the flood defenses in the Dutch river areas. The project involves lowering the summer bed of the Lower IJssel river along a length of 7.5 kilometers near the town of Kampen and creating a bypass to the south of Kampen.

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NORDSTREAM II

Allseas Engineering had been awarded with the contract to support partly with construction of the offshore natural gas transmission system comprising two 48” diameter pipelines from Russia to the Baltic through Germany (NPSP2). The installation of the NSP2 pipeline has been performed by Charterers pipelay vessels: Solitaire, Pioneering Spirit and Audacia.

Port expansion, Tuas Mega Port Singapore

Boskalis is part of a consortium that won a contract related to the construction of the Tuas Mega Port in Singapore. After Shanghai, Singapore is not only the world's largest container port, it also handles 50% of global crude oil production and it is the planet's busiest transit port. The port is the economic motor of Singapore, which is constantly struggling with a shortage of land.