by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 16, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage
The Swedish Coast Guard continues to work on the capsized vessel Karin Høj to prevent an oil spill. The contracted salvage company has presented a salvage plan approved by the Coast Guard and Swedish Transport Agency. The salvage operation is scheduled to begin Friday...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 16, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage
The splitbarge Karin Høj, which collided with the general cargo vessel Scot Carrier on Monday and subsequently capsized, is sinking. The Swedish Coast Guard is working to contain an oil spill from the wreck. One of the crew of the Scot Carrier is still under arrest on...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 13, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage
X-Press Feeders, operator of the container ship X-Press Pearl, has signed a contract with the Shanghai Salvage Company for the removal of the wreck. Last Friday, four former crew members had their travel bans lifted by a Sri Lankan court, but another four are still...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 9, 2021 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage
In March this year, Boskalis was at the centre of worldwide media attention during the salvage of the stranded mega container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal. In response to many requests and because of the unique nature of this salvage operation, the company...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 15, 2021 | Dredging, News, Offshore wind, Salvage, Towage
Boskalis has won a transport and installation contract for the monopile foundations and substations of an undisclosed offshore wind farm development with a value of approximately EUR 450 million. At the same time, the company published its third quarter results and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 13, 2021 | Container loss, News, Salvage
Over 2.5 years after the MSC Zoe lost 342 containers in the North Sea just north of the Dutch Wadden Islands, Rijkswaterstaat has removed the last container part from the Wadden Sea. Salvage company BDS salvaged parts of a container on the Rif, a sandbank between...
