Boskalis to reinforce Wadden Sea dike between Eemshaven and Delfzijl
June 28 2016 - 9:08AM
Papendrecht, 28 June 2016
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis)
announces that the Noorderzijlvest district water board intends to
award the contract for the Eemshaven-Delfzijl dike reinforcement
project to a consortium consisting of Boskalis & KWS Infra. The
contract carries a value of more than EUR 60 million, of which
Boskalis' share is more than EUR 40 million.
The project involves raising and widening the
Wadden Sea dike between Eemshaven and Delfzijl over a distance of
twelve kilometers, as well as making the dike earthquake-proof. The
operations will be carried out from the end of 2016 until the end
of 2019. The dike reinforcement project is part of the Dutch Flood
Protection Program, an alliance of Rijkswaterstaat (the Dutch
Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management) and all
district water boards aimed at reinforcing primary dikes in a more
innovative and robust manner.
At present the dike between Eemshaven and Delfzijl
is strong enough but it does not meet the new government standards
that will apply from 2017. The reason for this is rising sea levels
and climate change, as well as earthquakes and subsidence due to
gas extraction operations in the area.
For further information
Investor relations:
Martijn L.D. Schuttevâer
ir@boskalis.com
Press:
Arno Schikker
press@boskalis.com
T +31 78 6969310
Royal Boskalis
Westminster N.V. is a leading global services provider operating in
the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services
sectors. The company provides creative and innovative all-round
solutions to infrastructural challenges in the maritime, coastal
and delta regions of the world with services including the
construction and maintenance of ports and waterways, land
reclamation, coastal defense and riverbank protection. In addition,
Boskalis offers a wide variety of marine services and contracting
for the oil and gas sector and offshore wind industry as well as
salvage solutions (SMIT Salvage). Furthermore, Boskalis has a
number of strategic partnerships in harbour towage and terminal
services (KOTUG SMIT Towage, Keppel Smit Towage, Saam Smit Towage
and Smit Lamnalco). With a versatile fleet of 1,000 units Boskalis
operates in around 75 countries across six continents. Boskalis has
over 8,200 employees, excluding its share in
partnerships.
This press release can also be found on our
website www.boskalis.com.
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