Boskalis awarded contract for deepening the approach channel to harbor of Harwich, UK
21 Julho 2021 - 10:00AM
Boskalis awarded contract for deepening the approach channel to
harbor of Harwich, UK
Papendrecht, 21 July 2021
Boskalis has secured the contract for the Harwich Haven approach
channel and inner harbor deepening by the Harwich Haven Authority.
The contract carries a value of approximately EUR 140 million,
split 50/50 between Boskalis and Van Oord.
The project entails the deepening of the approach channel and
inner harbor from minus 14.5 to minus 16 meters to allow unimpeded
access of the latest generation container vessels to Harwich Haven
and the Port of Felixstowe. For this purpose a total of 15 million
cubic meters of silt, sand and clay will be dredged by a jumbo
trailing suction hopper dredger and a large backhoe dredger. The
dredged material will be deposited in a designated area offshore.
Specialist equipment will be deployed to remove large boulders from
the seabed.
The dredging activities will commence immediately with a project
duration of maximum two years. The consortium of Boskalis and Van
Oord will reduce its CO2 emissions significantly on this project by
using a sustainable biofuel.
Boskalis’ strategy is aimed at leveraging on key macro-economic
factors that drive worldwide demand in our markets: expansion of
the global economy, increase in energy consumption, global
population growth and the challenges that go hand in hand with
climate change. This project is driven by the trend towards larger
vessels with a deeper draft to facilitate increasing global
trade.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Investor relations:Martijn L.D.
Schuttevâerir@boskalis.com
Press:Arno Schikkerpress@boskalis.com
T +31 786969310
Royal 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.
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