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Port of Felixstowe channel deepened

News4 Oct 2023

The main approach channel and Berths 8&9 at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe have been deepened to improve access for the world’s larges...

Boskalis “neutral” on HAL’s share price offer

News6 Jun 2022

Although Boskalis has failed to persuade HAL Holding to increase its price per share, it will present the bid to shareholders, with a "neutr...

HAL seeks 100% of Boskalis

News11 Mar 2022

HAL Holding has made a bid for all ordinary shares of Boskalis, offering €32.50 per share...

Elbe fairway – Royal Boskalis withdraws legal complaint

News11 Apr 2019

Royal Boskalis has withdrawn its legal complaint about the tender process for the dredging works in the Elbe river fairway in Hamburg...

Kotug Smit Towage to be sold to Boluda

News5 Mar 2019

KOTUG International BV and Royal Boskalis Westminster NV., 50/50 shareholders of Kotug Smit Towage, intend to sell their shares to Spain-bas...

Heavy lift shapes up

News1 Feb 2015

The fallout from the recent decline in oil prices will inevitably impact the heavy lift and project cargo sectors....

Boskalis wins Southampton dredging contract

News20 Nov 2013

Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has been awarded a €35M contract by Associated British Ports for the capital dredging of the approach channe...

PUMA completes first part of Maasvlakte II

News17 Apr 2013

The PUMA consortium has delivered the first part of the Maasvlakte II project to the Port of Rotterdam "on time, on budget and in accordance...

Dockwise rejects Boskalis bid

News4 Dec 2012

In a move reminiscent of Dockwise’s hostile bid for and subsequent takeover of competitor Fairstar, the leading Dutch dredging contractor ...

Diversification reduces risks

News1 Oct 2011

The dredging industry showed remarkable resilience to the global financial crisis, but it could never be totally immune....

Açu plans moving forward

News1 Sep 2011

Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a €200M contract associated with the construction of the new Brazilian po...

Royal Boskalis cleans up in Nigeria

News15 Jun 2011

Dutch firm Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a series of port dredging and land reclamation contracts in Africa...

Boskalis and Smit announce merger

News13 Nov 2009

Royal Boskalis Westminster NV and Smit Internationale NV have in principle reached agreement on a full merger of the two companies...

Boskalis lands Abu Dhabi dredging deal

News1 Oct 2007

Dutch dredging firm Royal Boskalis Westminster has won a €1.1B (US$1.57B) contract from the Abu Dhabi Ports Co (ADPC) for the first phase ...

Port of Felixstowe channel deepened

Boskalis “neutral” on HAL’s share price offer

HAL seeks 100% of Boskalis

Elbe fairway – Royal Boskalis withdraws legal complaint

Kotug Smit Towage to be sold to Boluda

Heavy lift shapes up

Boskalis wins Southampton dredging contract

PUMA completes first part of Maasvlakte II

Dockwise rejects Boskalis bid

Diversification reduces risks

Açu plans moving forward

Royal Boskalis cleans up in Nigeria

Boskalis and Smit announce merger

Boskalis lands Abu Dhabi dredging deal

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Reefer monitoring on barges

Asyaport becomes first port in Türkiye to offer shore power

Hapag-Lloyd improves container tracking for inland transportation

Texas ship channels receive historic funding approval

Peruvian bounce

Port of Felixstowe channel deepened

Boskalis “neutral” on HAL’s share price offer

HAL seeks 100% of Boskalis

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Reefer monitoring on barges

Asyaport becomes first port in Türkiye to offer shore power

Hapag-Lloyd improves container tracking for inland transportation

Texas ship channels receive historic funding approval

Peruvian bounce

Montreal strike leads MEA to suspend salary guarantee

Valencia resumes operations in aftermath of deadly flooding in Eastern Spain

Heavy transport vessel runs aground off Taiwan

ILWU Canada announces new strike

Ships divert as indefinite strike shuts down Montreal’s Termont terminals