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BOKA Vanguard Arrives in US with 25,000t Whale
Loaded with the 25,000t floating production unit Whale, the largest semi-submersible heavy transport vessel in the Boskalis fleet, BOKA Vanguard, recently arrived in Ingleside, United States. The Whale is another impressive platform that Boskalis …
Nov 16, 2023 / Curious
Boskalis commissions 2 GWh shore power facility in Rotterdam
Boskalis commissioned a large-scale shore power facility yesterday afternoon at its premises in the Waalhaven in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Boskalis vessels are (de)mobilized for own projects at this service center. From now on, the moored vessels …
Nov 15, 2023 / Curious
Boskalis orders large 31,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger from Royal IHC
Boskalis has signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilding company Royal IHC to build a large state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredger. The award of the contract follows an extensive design phase. The vessel will have a hopper capacity of 31,000 …
Oct 27, 2023 / Curious
Boskalis awarded large cable contracts for Baltica 2 offshore wind farm
Boskalis has acquired two contracts for the transportation and installation of the export and array cables for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Poland. The two contracts have a combined value which is considered to be large(1) and …
Sep 5, 2023 / Vessels
Boskalis subsidiary SMIT Salvage successfully transfers all oil from decaying FSO Safer to safe modern tanker
Boskalis announces that subsidiary SMIT Salvage has removed all oil from the FSO Safer, located off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea. During this United Nations (UN) coordinated operation, over 1.1 million barrels of oil was successfully transferred …
Aug 14, 2023 / Vessels
Boskalis completes installation of first US-built offshore wind substation
Last week, Dutch marine contractor Boskalis completed the installation of what is the first US manufactured offshore wind substation at the South Fork Wind offshore wind farm. Boskalis, that was awarded the contract to manage transport and …
Aug 2, 2023 / Curious
Port of Rotterdam Authority starts construction of new site on Maasvlakte II
On 19 June 2023, the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a contract with Boskalis for the construction of around 40 hectares of new land in the northwest corner of Prinses Alexiahaven. The site is scheduled for completion at the end of 2023. Besides …
Jun 26, 2023 / Curious
Boskalis and Royal IHC sign LOI to build a new 31,000 m3 TSHD
Following the unique collaboration between Boskalis and Royal IHC in the design and engineering phase of two state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD), the two parties have now signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the construction of a …
Jun 6, 2023 / Curious
Boskalis to remove oil from FSO Safer in Yemen to avert environmental and humanitarian disaster
Boskalis through its subsidiary SMIT Salvage has reached an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the oil removal from the FSO Safer moored off Yemen’s Red Sea coast. This project is a part of the UN-coordinated operation …
Apr 21, 2023 / Vessels
Boskalis acquires multidisciplinary offshore wind farm project Moray West
Boskalis has secured a multidisciplinary role in the development of the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. On behalf of its client, Boskalis will carry out a large number of the activities contributing to the development of this renewable …
Feb 28, 2023 / Curious