Posted on December 10, 2023
Boskalis today launches the tenth issue of its Creating New HORIZONS magazine, available at www.boskalis.com/magazine. The magazine features articles and videos on groundbreaking projects and activities through which Boskalis fulfils its purpose: creating and protecting prosperity and advancing the energy transition.
The new issue highlights the salvage of the FSO Safer in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, in which colleagues from SMIT Salvage successfully transferred 180 million liters of oil to a replacement tanker under very challenging conditions. A stunning new video on this salvage operation accompanies this article. Also in the spotlight are our versatile crane vessels Bokalift 1 and Bokalift 2, which completed major installation campaigns for the offshore wind farms Changfang & Xidao in Taiwan and Southfork Wind in the United States, respectively.
There are also inspiring articles on the survey activities of Boskalis subsidiary Gardline, the various pilots with electric equipment as part of our efforts to reduce emissions, the construction of the Pulau Tekong polder in Singapore and on the activities within Boskalis’ Artificial Reefs Program. Furthermore, Boskalis’ coastal defense activities in the Netherlands are explained.
Boskalis is a leading global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors. The company provides creative and innovative all-round solutions to infrastructural challenges in the maritime, coastal and delta regions of the world. With core activities such as coastal defense, riverbank protection and land reclamation Boskalis is able to provide adaptive and mitigating solutions to combat the effects of climate change, such as extreme weather conditions and rising sea levels, as well as delivering solutions for the increasing need for space in coastal and delta regions across the world. The company facilitates the development of offshore energy infrastructure, including renewable wind energy. Boskalis is furthermore active in the construction and maintenance of ports, waterways, access channels and civil infrastructure, thus helping to facilitate trade flows and regional socio-economic development. In addition, Boskalis is a global marine salvage expert and has a strategic partnership in terminal services (Smit Lamnalco). With a versatile fleet of more than 600 vessels and floating equipment and approximately 10,000 employees, including associates, Boskalis is creating new horizons around the world.
