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VBMS gets Eas Anglia ONE contract

Jan 25, 2017

VBMS, a Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) subsidiary, has been awarded a cabling contract with a value of approximately US$100.7 million (EUR100 million) by ScottishPower Renewables, for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. The scope of work for VBMS consists of the supply…

Boskalis in Thien Ung topside installation

Jan 05, 2017

In this video, Royal Boskalis Westminister show the topside installation for the Vietsovpetro Thien Ung project, offshore Vietnam. Boskalis installed the Thien Ung BK-TNG 4200m topside and 850m living quarter by offshore heavy lifting…

Boskalis sheds most of Fugro stake

Dec 13, 2016

Dutch maritime transport firm Boskalis has dropped its stake in fellow Netherlands-headquartered firm Fugro down to 9.38%, the company announced today (13 December). The news is likely welcomed by Fugro, which has been at odds with Boskalis…

Boskalis inks Aberdeen wind farm contract

Jul 22, 2016

Dutch contractor Boskalis has been awarded the offshore balance of plant contract by Vattenfall for the construction of Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre. Following the announcement…

Boskalis to cut 650 jobs, 24 vessels

Jul 08, 2016

Royal Boskalis Westminster has made a drastic decision to cut about 650 jobs worldwide, and take more than two dozen vessels out of service in the next two years as a result of the prolonged, weakened market.   Image from Boskalis…

Delta SubSea, Boskalis enter GoM MoU

Jun 22, 2016

Delta SubSea and Boskalis Subsea Services have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide integrated diving and ROV solutions in the Gulf of Mexico. Image from Boskalis. The…

Boskalis inks Maersk IRM

May 26, 2016

Maersk Oil awarded Boskalis Subsea a subsea IRM contract for the provision of air and saturation diving services from 2016 to 2019. Image of the DSV Constructor, from Boskalis. The…

Ampelmann appoints new supervisory board members

May 09, 2016

Ampelmann appointed three new members to the supervisory board: Frank Verhoeven, John Evans, and Mark B. Duncan. Verhoeven is member of the board of management of Royal Boskalis Westminster since 2012 and of Smit since 2010. He joined…

Ex-Shell CEO joins Statoil's board

Mar 17, 2016

Jeroen van der Veer has been elected as a new member of Statoil's board of directors. Van der Veer was the chief executive officer at Royal Dutch Shell from 2004-2009, when he retired. Van der Veer then continued as a non-executive director on the board of Shell until 2013…

Boskalis bags Abu Dhabi pipeline gig

Mar 08, 2016

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a contract from the National Petroleum Construction Co. of Abu Dhabi, UAE for dredging work related to the installation of an offshore gas pipeline of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. as well as to an existing offshore gas pipeline…

Boskalis to buy VolkerWessels units

Mar 07, 2016

Dutch firm Boskalis has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire offshore activities from VolkerWessels. Under the offer, Boskalis will acquire maritime and offshore wind energy related activities of VolkerWessels, namely VBMS, Stemat and VSI (Volker Stevin International)…

SAAM SMIT inks Damen tug

Oct 13, 2015

Image: ASD Tug 2913/Damen Shipyards  SAAM SMIT Towage, the joint venture between SAAM of Chile and Dutch company Royal Boskalis Westminster, has signed a contract for the purchase of a Damen Tug 2913 for delivery in early 2016…

Boskalis takes more Fugro stake

Mar 20, 2015

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) increased its stake in Fugro to 25.1%, just four months after acquiring 14.8% in the company. Image from Boskalis.   In a statement, Boskalis…

Boskalis in US$91 million offshore wind farm gig

Dec 19, 2014

Iberdrola Renewables Offshore Deutschland GmbH awarded Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) in partnership with Volker Stevin International (VolkerWessels) a US$91.8 million contract for the partial construction of the Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm in the German section of the Baltic Sea…

Fugro wants to stay independent

Nov 10, 2014

Following Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster’s acquisition of 14.8% stake in Fugro on Friday, Fugro reaffirmed the company’s intent to stay independent on Monday, 10 November. “Fugro highly values its position as the world leading…

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