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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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Sepetiba Bay, Brazil

Brazil has a wealth of iron ore reserves that can benefit the country’s economy and stimulate growth. To exploit these reserves German steel-maker ThyssenKrupp Steel and Brazilian mining company Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) teamed up to construct a steel factory on the northern shore of Sepetiba Bay, an area of great natural beauty near Rio de Janeiro.

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Large-scale transplant of coral

In Jamaica, between August 2009 and April 2010, coral was transplanted as part of the development of the Falmouth Cruise Ship Terminal.

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Sustainable ship dismantling

When Boskalis decommissions ships it is standard practice to see to it that they are dismantled both responsibly and safely.

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Industry leader in sustainable ship dismantling

When Boskalis decommissions ships it is standard practice to see to it that they are dismantled both responsibly and safely.