Cases

Our cases demonstrate how crucial the expertise and experience of Boskalis have been in environmentally sensitive dredging projects:

Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi

Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone (KPIZ), one of the largest port development projects in the world, is aimed at providing infrastructure for the growing industrial and commercial activities of Abu Dhabi. Read more >>


Melbourne, Australia

The port of Melbourne is vital to the Australian economy. In 2007 the Australian government approved a project aimed at making the port more accessible to container ships with a draft of up to 14 meters. Read more >>


Newbiggin, United Kingdom

Over the years a large part of the beach at Newbiggin, a small English seaside town with about 7,500 residents, had been washed away to the extent that the existing sea wall was in danger of collapsing. Read more >>


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 ... Read more >>


Vilufushi, Maldives

The 2004 tsunami left a trail of destruction throughout southeast Asia. One of the areas affected by the natural disaster was the Maldives, a group of 1,190 small coral islands. On the island of Vilufushi homes and ... Read more >>


Reduction of emissions

The shipping industry is constantly changing (needs to change constantly) in order to comply with ever-stricter regulations on pollutant emissions. These apply to substances including exhaust fumes, oil, shipping waste ... Read more >>