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Cases

Sustainability at Boskalis goes beyond managing our business and projects in a responsible manner. We seek to leverage our ability to influence and innovate, to create added social, environmental and economic value where we can. These cases illustrate our approach in action.

Overview Sustainability Cases

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Turtle conservation in Togo and Benin

In early 2025 Boskalis secured two contracts for the protection and replenishment of sections of eroded coastline in Togo and Benin. The West African coastline suffers from significant erosion, resulting in coastal retreat.

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Forecasting turbidity in Oman

In 2025, Boskalis executed a dredging project to support the construction of a new LNG terminal at the Port of Sohar, a deep-sea port on the coast of Oman. The work was carried out near an important seawater intake, where water quality was highly sensitive to suspended sediment

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Fallpipe jet system

As part of the construction of offshore wind farms, Boskalis installs rocks as scour protection around monopile foundations on the seabed. Scour occurs when waves, tides, or currents remove sediment from the seabed, thereby risking a weakening of the foundations.

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Emissions

Energy management in the Netherlands

Our ambition is for Boskalis onshore projects in the Netherlands to be climate neutral by 2030. To help realize this goal, in 2025 we established our in-house Energy Management team which oversees a range of low-emission energy sources and charging options for our electric and hybrid equipment and helps ensure their availability on projects. In recent years, Boskalis has invested in low-emission, electrified plant equipment such as excavators, asphalt pavers and rollers, and earthmoving trucks.

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Artificial reef installation at Henigistbury Head

During the year, Boskalis executed a climate adaptive project in Dorset’s Hengistbury Head nature reserve in southern England which encompasses a unique combination of coastal defense and nature enhancement. The project, on behalf of the local council, involved the renewal of a 150-meter-long groyne at the foot of the headland and the installation of various rock and reef units under Boskalis’ Artificial Reefs Program.

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Social safety program

It is important that all of our staff, regardless of their background or where they are in the world, feel at home within Boskalis - whether on a project, in the office, or aboard a vessel. Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) was the focus of a designated section within Boskalis’ employee engagement survey and, based on the survey findings, we took the decision to develop a dedicated program on social safety.

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