New contracts for Boskalis

摘要

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has lately signed three contracts. Firstly, Boskalis has acquired a contract from Wasser-und Schifffahrtsamt Cuxhaven to maintain part of the shipping fairway of the River Elbe in Germany spanning a distance of 110 kilometers. The contract was awarded for a period of three years and has a value of approximately € 75 million and commenced in May 2013. Secondly, Boskalis has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sudamericana Agendas Aereas y Maritimas S.A. (SAAM) for a joint harbour towage operation within the American Continent, involving two joint ventures between SMIT and SAAM. The first joint venture covers the Brazilian towage market, where both companies are currently active. Boskalis with SMIT will have a 51% majority share in this partnership. The second joint venture, in which SAAM will hold a 51% majority share, is the towage market in Panama and Canada (SMIT) and Mexico (SAAM).