Suez Canal unblocked: “We pulled it off!”
29 Março 2021 - 10:32AM
Suez Canal unblocked: “We pulled it off!”
Grounded container vessel Ever Given successfully refloated in
the Suez Canal by expert salvage team of Boskalis subsidiary SMIT
SalvagePapendrecht, 29 March 2021
Boskalis announces the successful salvage operation of the
grounded 20,000 TEU container vessel Ever Given in the Suez Canal.
With a length of 400 meters and a width of nearly 60 meters this
giant ship had been wedged in this vital shipping route since 23
March 2021 blocking all shipping traffic ever since.
Peter Berdowski, CEO Boskalis: “Shortly following the grounding
of the Ever Given we were requested through SMIT Salvage to provide
assistance with the salvage operation. I am excited to announce
that our team of experts, working in close collaboration with the
Suez Canal Authority, successfully refloated the Ever Given on 29
March at 15:05 hrs local time, thereby making free passage through
the Suez Canal possible again. I’m extremely proud of the
outstanding job done by the team on site as well as the many SMIT
Salvage and Boskalis colleagues back home to complete this
challenging operation under the watchful eye of the world. The time
pressure to complete this operation was evident and unprecedented
and the result is a true display of our unique capabilities as a
dredging and marine services provider.”
For the refloating of the 224,000-ton container vessel
approximately 30,000 cubic meters of sand was dredged to help free
the vessel and a total of eleven harbor tugs and two powerful
seagoing tugs (Alp Guard and Carlo Magna) were deployed. The vessel
is towed to a location outside the channel for further
inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Investor relations:Martijn L.D.
Schuttevâerir@boskalis.com
Press:Arno Schikkerpress@boskalis.com
T +31 786969310Royal Boskalis
Westminster N.V. 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
number of strategic partnerships in harbor towage and terminal
services (Keppel Smit Towage and Smit Lamnalco). With a versatile
fleet of more than 700 vessels and floating equipment and 9,600
employees, including associates, Boskalis is creating new horizons
around the world.
This press release can also be found on our website
www.boskalis.com.
- Boskalis salvage Suez canal 29032021
- Ever given