Boskalis subsidiary VBMS awarded inter-array cabling contract for EnBW Hohe See OWF
February 17 2017 - 5:04AM
Papendrecht, 17 February 2017
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis)
announces that its subsidiary VBMS has been awarded an inter-array
cabling contract with a value of approximately EUR 80 million by
EnBW Hohe See GmbH & Co.KG for the 500 MW EnBW Hohe See
Offshore Wind Farm. The contract includes the supply, installation
and burial as well as termination and testing of seventy nine (79)
33kV inter-array cables. The project execution will commence in
2017 with cable installation activities scheduled for 2018 and
2019.
The Hohe See offshore wind farm is situated
approximately 90 kilometers north of the island of Borkum in the
German North Sea. The project will cover an area of around 40
square kilometers with water depths of up to 40 meters.
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. This project is closely related
to the development of generating renewable energy due to climate
change and increasing energy consumption.
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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