Boskalis secures multiple dredging contracts in Germany
Boskalis recently secured three contracts for coastal protection and port maintenance activities in Germany. These dredging contracts carry a combined value of EUR 45 million for Boskalis and will all commence in the coming months.
The first contract was awarded by the German Waterways and
Shipping Office WSA Weser-Jade-Nordsee to upgrade the existing coastal defense
on the island of Wangerooge to provide flood protection to the island’s
residents. This project will be executed with a local German partner and
involves the reinforcement of the groins and revetment for which 200,000 tons
of rock will be used. In addition to a backhoe dredger a number of split barges
will be deployed. Construction works will commence in November 2020 and are
expected to be completed late 2021.
Boskalis furthermore received a contract award from WSA
Weser-Jade-Nordsee for maintaining a 90-kilometer-long section of the shipping
fairway of the Weser river between Nordenham and Bremerhaven. Under a two-year
maintenance contract Boskalis will dredge a total quantity of around 14 million
cubic meters of sand and silt, which will be deposited at designated locations
along the river. Boskalis will deploy a medium-sized trailing suction hopper
dredger to carry out the dredging work that will start early 2021 and last
until the end of 2022.
The third contract that Boskalis secured was awarded by
Niedersachsen Ports for the maintenance of the port of Emden, one of the
largest German North Sea ports. Starting 1 November 2020, Boskalis will
maintain the port at the required depth by dredging an annual volume of around
2.7 million cubic meters of sand and silt with a trailing suction hopper
dredger for two consecutive years.
Boskalis’ strategy is aimed at benefitting from key
macro-economic factors which drive worldwide demand in our markets: expansion
of the global economy, increase in energy consumption, global population growth
and the challenges that go hand in hand with climate change. The project on the
island of Wangerooge is aimed at combatting the consequences of extreme weather
related to climate change. The activities in the Weser river and the port of
Emden are largely driven by the need to maintain the accessibility of ports to
accommodate global seaborne trade. With its groundbreaking activities and
unique expertise, Boskalis is exceptionally positioned to play a significant
societal role in creating and protecting welfare and advancing the energy
transition.
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