Posted on April 23, 2025
𝗢𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆!
With our specialist dredging vessels we are active throughout the year in the United Kingdom, from Dover to Cardiff and from Southampton to Middlesbrough. But recently our Boskalis Westminster colleagues were active in a part of the country relatively unknown to us: the Isle of Man.
In the port of Douglas, on the west side of the island, dredging work needed to be carried out because, due to accumulated sediment, the draught in the harbour basin could no longer be guaranteed. This recently became very evident when the island’s largest ferry ran aground on a mud bank. However, thanks to the ploughing work of our fixed arm plough Norma II, the harbor basin was levelled to the desired depth again, ensuring passenger and freight traffic to and from the island for the coming period.
Last week, our Norma II returned to the Isle of Man for a second campaign. During this campaign, sediment will be dredged at multiple berths.
