Company profile
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. is a leading global maritime services company operating in the dredging, offshore energy and inland infra sectors. Through SMIT we are active in towage and salvage. We deliver innovative one-stop solutions to major maritime challenges.
Boskalis is active in projects in the energy, ports and infra markets. Our main clients include oil companies, port operators, governments, shipping companies, international project developers, insurance companies and mining companies.
Boskalis has around 15,600 employees, including our share in partner companies. We operate in over 75 countries across six continents. Our versatile fleet consists of over 1,100 vessels and equipment.
- Construction artificial residential island off the coast of Panama City
Demand for maritime services is driven by a number of global trends:
- growing energy consumption
- growth in global trade
- growth in world population
- climate change
Boskalis has a wide range of high-quality services to deal with these trends, giving us excellent prospects for balanced growth.
The addition of SMIT Internationale at the beginning of 2010 expanded Boskalis’ range of services. For nearly 170 years SMIT has been providing maritime services, including towage, salvage, transport and heavy lift. The company has earned an excellent reputation around the world.
Since 2011 we offer Terminal Services with the new Smit Lamnalco combination (50% share).
Boskalis has a strategic partnership with Archirodon, a leading maritime contractor in the areas of maritime, civil engineering and industrial construction, in particular in the Middle East and North Africa.
The aqcuisition in 2011 of civil constructor MNO Vervat complements our infra and earthmoving activities.
In November 2012 Boskalis announced its intended offer on Dockwise.
Shares in Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. have been listed on the Amsterdam exchange, now NYSE Euronext Amsterdam, since 1971.
