Royal Boskalis Westminster

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Royal Boskalis Westminster NV
Type Public (Euronext: BOKA)
Founded 1910
Headquarters Papendrecht, the Netherlands
Key people P.A.M. Berdowski, CEO
Industry Construction, services
Revenue €1.35 billion (2006)
Employees 8,000
Website www.boskalis.com

Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (Euronext: BOKA) is a Netherlands-based company that provides services relating to the construction and maintenance of maritime infrastructure on an international basis.[1] The company is claimed to have the world's largest dredging fleet.[2] In 2007 the company was engaged in two major contracts in Australia - a €300 million contract to deepen the shipping channels of Port Phillip in Melbourne utlising its dredge the Queen of the Netherlands, and a €50 million contact to expand the harbour at Newcastle [2][3] The company is also involved in a €1.1 billion euro contract to develop a new port in Abu Dhabi.[2]

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  1. ^ Company Profile: BOSKALIS WESTMIN. NYSE Euronext. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
  2. ^ a b c Lucas, Clay; Ben Schneiders. "Exposed: $500m bill for dredging", The Age, 2008-01-29. Retrieved on 2008-02-19. 
  3. ^ "Boskalis wins 100 mln eur jv contract to expand coal export harbour in Australia", CNNMoney.com, 2008-01-22. Retrieved on 2008-02-19. 

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