Boskalis

VESSELS

VESSELS

Boskalis has put its new 31,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Seaway into commercial service, with the vessel undertaking its first project off Den Helder on a Dutch coastal-defence programme.

24th August 2026

Boskalis’ largest Dutch-built dredger enters commercial service

24th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Australian shipbuilder Incat Crowther has reached a major milestone with what it describes as the world’s largest battery-electric ship.

31st July 2026

World’s largest electric ferry boards semi-sub before voyage to South America

31st July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Boskalis has announced the christening of what it says is the world’s largest rock installation vessel, which can carry a whopping 45,500 tons of rocks across two holds.

6th July 2026

Boskalis christens world’s largest rock installation vessel

6th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Environment Agency has appointed Van Oord UK and VBA Joint Venture (comprising VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and AtkinsRéalis) to a major framework that will deliver beach maintenance and coastal protection works across…

11th June 2026

Environment Agency awards £1bn beach framework deal

11th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Boskalis aims to bring a new cable-lay vessel (CLV) into its fleet to target growing demand for long-distance cable installation as the offshore wind and interconnector sector soars.

21st May 2026

Boskalis announces new cable-lay vessel order

21st May 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Salvage Union’s long-standing concerns over container ship cargo fires have again been highlighted by recent incidents handled by Dutch salvage contractor SMIT, underlining the growing complexity of responding to fires…

12th May 2026

FEATURE: Container ship fires push salvors to the limit

12th May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Port of Gothenburg has contracted Boskalis Sweden to blast and dredge part of the Skandia Gateway project to increase capacity at the port for larger vessels.

20th April 2026

€18 million dredging contract for Boskalis in Gothenburg

20th April 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dredging giant Boskalis’s announcement that it has just deployed its first ROV from its own Remote Operations Centre (ROC) is a sign of the growing business in onshore operations carrying out offshore…

15th April 2026

Boskalis deploys first ROV from onshore hub

15th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The design for one new offshore wind installation vessel unveiled by Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein will be welcome in an industry chronically short of such vessels.

26th February 2026

Ulsteins jack of all trades reveals growing vessel trend

26th February 2026

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Reluctant ports, container ship fires and conflict zones are complicating salvage operations, forcing risky offshore cargo transfers, delaying repairs and exposing crews, cargo owners and responders.

9th January 2026

Conflict and fire: why salvage operations are getting harder

9th January 2026