by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 11, 2022 | Dredging, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Salvage, Towage
Where Boskalis suffered a € 97 million loss in 2020, the company was once again in the black in 2021 with a net profit of € 151 million. The revenue of the dredging and offshore contractor rose from € 2.51 billion to 2.96 billion, a 17.1 per cent increase. The order...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 8, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Towage
Since the car carrier Felicity Ace sank on 1 March following a fire, no new oil spills have been observed, reports operator MOL. The tugs and salvage vessels left the site on 5 March, which will now be monitored by satellite and aircraft. On 16th February, a fire...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 22, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping, Towage
The car carrier Felicity Ace is still on fire and drifting south of the Azores Islands in the Atlantic. Two large tugs, including the Dutch Alp Guard, are now on site and spraying the vessel with water to achieve hull and boundary cooling. When conditions are safe,...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 18, 2022 | Emissions, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Towage
As tugs operate daily in busy ports, making green operations possible with a fully electric harbour tug is only logical. Holland Shipyards Group has developed the Eddy 24-50 E, which is in line with the previously developed revolutionary Eddy tug series. The Eddy tugs...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 17, 2021 | News, Towage
Boskalis announces that it has embarked on a review of its position as shareholder in the strategic joint venture Smit Lamnalco. Boskalis has held a fifty per cent stake in the company since 1964 with the remaining shares held by The Rezayat Group, whom is also...
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...
