Dredging Contract
Aberdeen ties three dredging campaigns to owner surveys
Port of Aberdeen awarded Boskalis Westminster a three-year maintenance-dredging contract for annual campaigns in 2026, 2027 and 2028. The owner named Freeway and MTS Valour for the first campaign and described how its own hydrographic team sets volumes and programme before using interim surveys to guide safe completion.
Annual campaigns carry their own survey and completion records
The port's 20 March release describes the award and survey workflow. Notice 32/2026 is dated 27 July; index version 35 is dated 17 September and uses colour to identify notice status. The full contract, current licence conditions and original campaign notice 18/2026 have not been reviewed. Earlier emergency-dredging material retains its historical context.
Survey evidence governs each annual campaign
Owner surveys establish each campaign's volumes and guide hopper-dredging and bed-levelling passes. Annual planning and survey control therefore remain part of the delivery process throughout the three-year appointment.
Evidence conclusion
Navigation records and contractual acceptance
The 17 September index marks annual-campaign notice 18/2026 cancelled and controlling-depth notice 32/2026 in force. These are operational notice positions. The appointment and navigation notices leave final dredged quantities, disposal records, the campaign completion date and contractual acceptance unconfirmed.
Outstanding evidence
- 2026 campaign completion record
- Annual quantity and harbour allocation
- Disposal or beneficial-use destination
- Marine licence conditions
- Final bathymetric survey and safe-depth release
- Plant allocation for 2027 and 2028
Subject index
Related subjects
These subject pages bring together related projects, technical articles, reports, and evidence methods.
Sources used 6
- Three-year maintenance dredging contract awarded Port of Aberdeen, 20 March 2026
- Port infrastructure and operating context Port of Aberdeen, 22 June 2026
- River Dee emergency maintenance dredging precedent Port of Aberdeen, 9 February 2023
- Marine information and current navigation-notice routes Port of Aberdeen, Source routes checked 15 October 2026; page publication date unstated
- Navigation Channel Controlling Depths, Local Notice to Mariners 32/2026 Port of Aberdeen Marine Department, 27 July 2026
- Local Notice to Mariners Index 2026, version 35 Port of Aberdeen Marine Department, 17 September 2026