Boskalis secures channel widening project for Adelaide port, Australia
13 März 2019 - 8:00AM
Papendrecht, 13 March 2019
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has
been awarded a contract for the widening of the Port Adelaide Outer
Harbor shipping channel in Australia. The project was awarded by
port owner and operator Flinders Ports. The contract carries a
total value of approximately EUR 40 million.
Boskalis has been appointed to widen the shipping
channel to 170 meters from the current 130 meters, and extend the
turning basin to accommodate the larger and more efficient Post
Panamax container ships which are increasingly dominating global
containerized cargo transport. The expanded channel will also
accommodate larger cruise ships to support a stronger tourism
industry.
An estimated amount of 1.5 million cubic
meters of mainly sand and clay material will be removed with a
trailing suction hopper dredger and a large backhoe dredger.
Flinders Ports and Boskalis are committed to minimizing the
environmental impact of the channel widening program and maximizing
the ongoing health of the marine environment in line with the
strict requirements of the Environment Protection Authority
dredging license. The dredged material will be placed in a
designated area 30 kilometers offshore with the aid of adaptive
environmental management techniques to ensure that the maximum
permitted turbidity levels are not exceeded. The project will be
executed in the second half of 2019.
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. Core services, including coastal
defense, riverbank protection and land reclamation, allow Boskalis
to provide adaptive and mitigating solutions to combat the impacts
of climate change, sea level rise and to deliver solutions for the
increasing need for space in coastal and delta regions in the
world. The company facilitates the development of energy
infrastructure, including renewables and is active in the
construction and development of ports, waterways, access channels
and roads, contributing to socio-economic development and improved
trade potential in the places we work. In addition, Boskalis is a
global maritime salvage expert and has a number of strategic
partnerships in harbor towage and terminal services (Kotug Smit
Towage, Keppel Smit Towage, Saam Smit Towage and Smit Lamnalco).
With a versatile fleet of more than 900 vessels and floating
equipment and 11,300 employees, including associated companies,
Boskalis is building new horizons in 90 countries across six
continents.
This press release can also be found on our
website www.boskalis.com.
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