Dredging

Boskalis is a global market leader in dredging. Our dredging activities include the construction and maintenance of ports and waterways, coastal defense and riverbank protection, and land reclamation. We provide related engineering and other specialist services, such as underwater rock fragmentation, soil improvement and land remediation. In the Netherlands, Boskalis also operates as a contractor of large-scale dry infrastructure projects.

Construction and maintenance of ports

We have extensive worldwide experience in the development, construction and maintenance of ports and waterways.

Coastal defense and riverbank protection

We design and execute complex coastal defense projects worldwide.

Land reclamation

We are involved in land reclamation projects around the world.

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Engineering

We deliver top-quality tailor-made solutions through our in-house engineering company Hydronamic.

Specialist services

Associated specialist services include underwater rock fragmentation, the extraction of raw materials, soil improvement and land remediation.

Our dredging activities

Boskalis executes large-scale, complex dredging projects thanks to its multidisciplinary expertise, global presence, and versatile dredging fleet. We are recognized for our high professional standards and our specialist knowledge of environmentally-friendly dredging techniques, innovative approach and focus on safety and cost efficiency.

Construction and maintenance of ports

We have extensive worldwide experience in the development, construction and maintenance of ports and waterways.

Coastal defense and riverbank protection

We design and execute complex coastal defense projects worldwide.

Land reclamation

We are involved in land reclamation projects around the world.

Engineering

We deliver top-quality tailor-made solutions through our in-house engineering company Hydronamic.

Specialist services

Associated specialist services include underwater rock fragmentation, the extraction of raw materials, soil improvement and land remediation.

Boskalis Nederland

We carry out dry infrastructure projects in the Netherlands through Boskalis Nederland.

Engineering

We deliver top-quality tailor-made solutions through our in-house engineering company Hydronamic.

Specialist services

Cofra is our soil improvement specialist with a wealth of expertise in soil mechanics and environmental technology. Boskalis Environmental is specialized in land and riverbed remediation as well as large-scale washing of soil and dredged sediment.

Our inland infra activities

As a contractor of dry infrastructure projects, Boskalis designs, prepares by means of dry earthmoving, and executes large-scale civil works. These include the preparation and in consortium construction of roads, railways, bridges, via- and aqueducts and tunnels. We also provide specialist services such as soil improvement and remediation.

Boskalis Nederland

We carry out dry infrastructure projects in the Netherlands through Boskalis Nederland.

Engineering

We deliver top-quality tailor-made solutions through our in-house engineering company Hydronamic.

Specialist services

Project highlights

Co-creation in Brazil

From 2011 until 2015, Boskalis was involved in the construction of one of Latin America’s largest port-industry complexes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Boskalis dredged two huge access channels, a turning basin, an inner channel, mooring berths and constructed revetments for the breakwater and over 13 km of access roads.

Duqm port construction

This extraordinary EPC project we dredged a new harbor basin and entrance channel with a depth of 18 meters, constructed a kilometer-long quay wall, two 400 meter-long jetties and reclaimed land for a port platform including ground improvement and associated 4 km shore protection.

Marker Wadden

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.

A race against the clock

Boskalis and its partners were responsible for the construction of a new 35 km section of the Suez Canal. In this ground-breaking project, we mobilized the largest dredging fleet ever and moved a volume of sand equivalent to 80 great pyramids of Giza in just nine months.

Boosting Dutch flood defenses

Boskalis is involved in many projects forming part of the Netherlands’ ‘Room for the River’ program, designed to provide more space for the rivers Rhine, Meuse, Waal and IJssel. Success demands innovative solutions, co-creation and stakeholder management.

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