Dredging, marine infrastructure and offshore-energy contractor

Boskalis

Boskalis trailing suction hopper dredger Queen of the Netherlands underway at sea

Boskalis

Boskalis is a Netherlands-headquartered dredging, marine-infrastructure and offshore-energy contractor organized across Dredging & Inland Infra, Offshore Energy, and Towage & Salvage.

Organization overview

Dredging, marine infrastructure and offshore-energy contractor

Geographic footprint: Global, including Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, and Americas. Core marine roles: Capital and maintenance dredging contractor, Port, waterway and reclamation contractor, Coastal defence, riverbank and hydraulic-infrastructure contractor, and Offshore heavy-transport and installation contractor.

Project records 15 Last reviewed 14 August 2026

Type

Dredging, marine infrastructure and offshore-energy contractor

Active regions

Global, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Americas

Marine works roles

Capital and maintenance dredging contractor, Port, waterway and reclamation contractor, Coastal defence, riverbank and hydraulic-infrastructure contractor, Offshore heavy-transport and installation contractor, Subsea cable, rock-placement, survey and IRM contractor, Port towage and terminal-services provider through Smit Lamnalco, Emergency response and salvage provider through SMIT

Role in marine infrastructure

Boskalis is a Netherlands-headquartered dredging, marine-infrastructure and offshore-energy contractor organized across Dredging & Inland Infra, Offshore Energy, and Towage & Salvage. Its current company profile records more than 11,000 specialists working in 70 countries on six continents. The 2025 results report EUR 4.5 billion of revenue and a EUR 7.0 billion year-end order book; divisional revenue comprised EUR 1.9 billion from Dredging & Inland Infra, EUR 2.1 billion from Offshore Energy, and EUR 0.4 billion from Towage & Salvage. Port and waterway work includes capital and maintenance dredging, reclamation, coastal defence and riverbank protection. Offshore work extends to heavy transport, installation, subsea cables, rock placement, survey, inspection, repair, maintenance and decommissioning, while Smit Lamnalco and SMIT provide terminal support, towage and emergency salvage services. Royal IHC handed the 31,000 m³ TSHD SEAWAY to Boskalis on 20 July 2026 after a successful sea trial; its first project has not been published.

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