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2017 January 10   10:27

Boskalis supports 4th International Forum of Dredging Companies as its Sponsor

Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (Boskalis) supports the 4th International Forum of Dredging Companies as its Sponsor.

The event will be held in Moscow on 15 February 2017 under the auspices of the Russian Ministry of Transport and the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport of Russia (Rosmorrechflot). The Forum is organized by the leading maritime sector's media group PortNews in partnership with FSUE Rosmorport and International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) with personal participation of IADS Secretary General René Kolman. 

The Forum is expected to gather over 200 participants from Russia and foreign countries.

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 to the offshore energy sector under the brands Boskalis, Dockwise, Fairmount and VBMS. It also provides towage services, emergency response and salvage through SMIT.  Furthermore, Boskalis has a number of strategic partnerships in harbour towage (Keppel Smit Towage in Asia, Saam Smit Towage in the Americas and the joint venture KOTUG SMIT Towage in Northwest Europe) and terminal services (Smit Lamnalco). With a versatile fleet of 1,000 units Boskalis operates in around 75 countries across six continents. Boskalis has 11,000 employees, including its share in partnerships.

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