Shore power for Boskalis in Rotterdam
NewsThe busy Rotterdam berth of Boskalis in the Waalhaven Basin will get shore power, potentially saving 1,600 tpa of CO2E...
Boskalis to dredge overnight River Rhine barge stop
NewsBoskalis is to build an "overnight stop" inland port on the river Rhine, on the border between the Netherlands and Germany...
IHC: deal struck to keep Dutch dredger builder in local hands
NewsDutch Royal IHC shipyard is, as anticipated, to be taken over by a consortium of Dutch and Belgian companies, with full support from the Dut...
“Defensive” IHC bid by Belgian and Dutch dredgers
NewsDutch Royal IHC shipyard may be taken over by a consortium made up of private equity investor HAL Investments and the dredging and marine co...
Boskalis to axe lower segment heavy lift shipping
NewsBoskalis is to sever a section of its cargo shipping activities. The Dutch dredging/civil engineering and maritime infrastructure and servic...
Scandinavia’s mixed messages
NewsSeveral new ports are being developed in Scandinavia as the region responds to the changing needs of the modern world....
Keeping hold of the spoils
NewsDespite the recent downturn in port construction and environmental constraints, there is still plenty of activity in the dredging market....
COSTA CONCORDIA wreck in its last days
NewsThe wreck should be ready for towing away for scrapping early next week...
Boskalis wins Southampton dredging contract
NewsRoyal Boskalis Westminster NV has been awarded a €35M contract by Associated British Ports for the capital dredging of the approach channe...
Boskalis fined in Mauritius
NewsDutch dredging group Boskalis has been fined the equivalent of €1000 by a court in Mauritius for making illicit payments to a port officia...
Dockwise rejects Boskalis bid
NewsIn a move reminiscent of Dockwise’s hostile bid for and subsequent takeover of competitor Fairstar, the leading Dutch dredging contractor ...
Dredging to the limits of technology
NewsTwo of the most challenging projects ever to confront the dredging industry are on time and in-budget: the Massvlakte II reclamation and the...
Dredging ducks the downturn
NewsDespite the global shipping recession, the dredging industry has remained in remarkably good shape and, through consolidation and massive in...
Brazilian ports still on the up
NewsThere is still plenty of drive behind major investment projects, which are restrained more by legal battles than the market....
Chady ousted in Mauritius
NewsThe president of Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA), Siddick Chady, has been sacked following allegations that he sought a bribe from a dredgin...