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Activities

We have expanded our activities from our traditional dredging-related operations, which include the construction and maintenance of ports and waterways, land reclamation, coastal defense and riverbank protection. Today, Boskalis also offers a wide variety of marine services and contracting to the offshore energy sector. In addition, we provide emergency response and salvage through SMIT and terminal services through Smit Lamnalco.

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Dredging & Inland Infra

Our dredging activities include port construction and maintenance, land reclamation, coastal defense and riverbank protection. We also operate as a contractor of dry infrastructure projects.

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Offshore energy

We are involved in the development, construction, maintenance and decommissioning of oil and LNG import/export facilities, offshore platforms, cables and pipelines, and offshore wind farms.

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Salvage

We provide assistance to vessels in distress, wreck removal and salvage related services, including environmental care.

Our activities

Boskalis realizes complex projects on time and within budget even in difficult locations. We are renowned for our innovative approach, progressive safety program and environmentally friendly techniques.

Dredging & Inland Infra
Offshore Energy
Salvage

Project overview

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Road enlargement motorway A1-A6, Diemen-Almere

The A1/A6 project is one of the five sub-projects for Rijkswaterstaat that are included in the upgrading of the road network linking Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, and Almere (SAA). The total length of the SAA link is 40 kilometers. Boskalis, together with partners, is responsible for the section from the Diemen intersection to Almere, a distance of approximately 23 kilometers.

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Transport and installation Aasta Hansteen
spar platform

For the Statoil Aasta Hansteen project, Dockwise has transported the newbuild spar hull from the HHI fabrication yard in Ulsan, South Korea to the offshore discharge location near Høylandsbygd, Norway. The spar is the world’s largest spar ever built to date. 

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Transport and installation turbine foundations offshore wind farm, Wikinger

The Wikinger offshore wind farm has been developed by Iberdrola in the Baltic Sea area, within the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The offshore site is about 34 km northeast of the island of Rügen, and covers an area of roughly 50 km², within which 70 wind turbine generators (WTG) of 5 MW and one offshore substation (OSS) are being installed. The water depths for installation range between 36 and 42 meters. When completed the windfarm will deliver 350 MW electrical power to the German national grid. The transport and installation of the 70 WTG foundations and the piles for the OSS has been carried out by Boskalis.

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Offshore wind farm
monopile installation,
Veja Mate

Boskalis is close to completing one of its latest and most significant offshore wind projects - Veja Mate, in the German North Sea. The project involves handling and installing the biggest monopiles in the industry – weighing between 1,230-1,302-tonne a piece – using the biggest pile gripper frame and pile driving hammers in the industry with a brand new vessel, which also happens to be the biggest in the sector. Once complete, the offshore wind farm will produce over 1,6 TWh of green, renewable electricity annually.

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Port maintenance,
Açu Port

Açu Port in São João da Barra, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is one of the largest port-industry complex in Latin America. The port consists of two terminals: T1, an offshore terminal for handling iron ore and oil, and T2, an onshore terminal built around the inner navigation channel which accommodates offshore supply companies and will handle bauxite, general cargo and vehicles.

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Transport and installation Moho Nord FPU

For the Total Moho Nord FPU project, Dockwise has transported the newbuild FPU Likouf from the HHI fabrication yard in Ulsan, South Korea to the offshore discharge location near Port-Gentil, Gabon. It was a world-record cargo load onboard a semi-submersible vessel to date. 

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Dredging & Inland Infra

Offshore Energy

Salvage

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Fleet and equipment

Find out more about our fleet and equipment

More about Boskalis

Organizational structure

An overview of Boskalis’ organizational structure including board of management, supervisory board, divisional structure and offices.

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Fleet and equipment

Boskalis has an extensive and versatile fleet of around 600 vessels which can be deployed in the optimal configuration for each project.

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Careers

If you are interested in finding out more about what it is like to work for us, take a look at our dedicated Careers website. Here you will find our current vacancies, information about our traineeships, and much more.

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