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UK based fleet and equipment

UK based fleet and equipment Boskalis Westminster has a UK based fleet of vessels, and access to the full Boskalis fleet of vessels, giving us the capability to undertake a variety of different projects. In 2012, SMIT joined us at the Fareham office offering access to a wider fleet of vessels, and enabling us to provide integrated project solutions. We operate trailing suction, water injection, and backhoe dredgers in our fleet as well as split

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Wreck removal, Baltic Ace

Wreck removal, Baltic Ace On 5 December 2012, the car carrier Baltic Ace sank with more than 1,400 cars on board after a collision with a container ship near the entrance of the main shipping lane leading to Rotterdam port. Boskalis and a partner successfully completed the salvage of the car carrier Baltic Ace in the North Sea. The project started in April 2014 by removing 460,000 liters of fuel oil from the wreck. The second phase

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Salvage operation,
Sep Orion

Salvage operation, Sep Orion In 2012 SMIT Salvage successfully removed the diesel oil from the grounded jack-up work platform SEP Orion at Sao Luis, Brazil. SMIT Salvage was also awarded the wreck removal contract. Floating sheerleg Taklift 4 was used as a work platform, using underwater cutting equipment to cut the legs above the SEP Orion platform. After the parbuckling and refloating operation was performed any potential pollutants

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News

Costa Concordia

Costa Concordia January 2012 - April 2012 Upon becoming aware of the evacuation of the stranded cruise vessel at the island of Giglio, Italy... 20010232E  martijn.schuttevaer@boskalis.com Saturday 24 March, 2012 This morning at 07.30 CET SMIT Salvage successfully completed its assignment... to Livorno onboard of the crane/work barge Meloria. Friday 2 March, 2012 This afternoon the salvage team completed the discharge of Heavy Fuel Oil

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Press release

Boskalis raises earnings outlook

Boskalis raises earnings outlook Papendrecht, 16 November 2012 Q3 Trading Update - Highlights Good third quarter with higher revenue and net profit level than first half yearOrder book hits record high of EUR 4 billion 2012 Outlook Stable market conditionsStrong second half year expectedFull... was higher than in the first half of 2012 against stable market conditions. The order book increased in recent months and stood at a new record high

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Press release

Boskalis posts record revenue for 2011

Boskalis posts record revenue for 2011 Papendrecht, 15 March 2012 Highlights of 2011 ·         Record revenue of EUR 2.8 billion ·         Net... Outlook ·         Continued challenging market conditions in 2012 ·         Medium-term market prospects more positive Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.... are expected to remain challenging in 2012. The medium term presents a mixed picture for the markets in which we operate. On the one hand we see

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