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projects. This involves the design, preparation and execution of
large-scale civil infra works, such as the construction of roads and
railroads, bridges, aqueducts, viaducts and tunnels in addition to
dike and riverbank related projects. In doing so, we also perform
specialist works such as soil improvement and remediation.
OFFSHORE ENERGY
With its offshore contracting capabilities and services Boskalis
supports the activities of the international energy sector, including
oil and gas companies and providers of renewable energy such
as wind power. We are involved in the engineering, construction,
maintenance and decommissioning of oil and LNG import/export
facilities, offshore platforms, pipelines and cables and offshore wind
farms. In performing these activities Boskalis applies its expertise
in the areas of heavy transport, lift and installation work, as well
as diving and ROV services complemented with dredging, offshore
pipeline, cable and rock installation. Our subsidiary VBMS is a
leading player in the European market for offshore cable installation.
TOWAGE
We provide assistance to incoming and outgoing oceangoing
vessels in ports around the world through joint ventures with
regional partners: Keppel Smit Towage in Asia, Saam Smit
Towage in the Americas and KOTUG SMIT Towage in Northwest
Europe. In addition we offer a full range of services for the
operation and management of onshore and offshore terminals
through Smit Lamnalco. These services include assistance with the
berthing and unberthing of tankers at oil and LNG terminals as
well as additional support services such as pilotage, subsea
inspection and maintenance, firefighting, and the coupling and
uncoupling of terminal connections.
With our versatile fleet of over 400 vessels we assist vessels in
over 90 ports in 36 countries, including oil and chemical tankers,
container ships, reefers, ro-ro vessels and mixed cargo ships.
SALVAGE
Through SMIT Salvage we provide services relating to marine
salvage and wreck removal. SMIT Salvage provides assistance
to vessels in distress and is able to spring into action at any time
and anywhere in the world. We are able to do so by operating
out of four locations which are strategically situated along the main
international shipping routes: Houston, Cape Town, Rotterdam and
Singapore. The removal of shipwrecks or damaged offshore platforms
almost always takes place at locations where the wreck forms an
obstruction to traffic or presents an environmental hazard. We have
the advanced technology and expertise needed to remove hazardous
substances such as heavy fuel oil from wrecks and boast a successful
track record in salvaging vessels and platforms under challenging
circumstances.
Construction of the artificial island
Punta Pacifica 2 in Panama.