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Every Vessel Hunter story on Boskalis: 8 stories, from 7 July 2026 to 14 October 2026. Newest: "Boskalis heavy-lift ship Forte delivers SpaceX's Starship Ship 40 to Brownsville". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.

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Industry

Boskalis heavy-lift ship Forte delivers SpaceX's Starship Ship 40 to Brownsville

The semi-submersible Forte arrived in Brownsville on 7 October with SpaceX's Starship Ship 40, loaded by float-on at Christmas Island after splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

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A loaded container ship at sea
Incident

HMM Platinum still at sea after container fire off Madagascar, SMIT on Lloyd's Open Form

The containership HMM Platinum was still drifting southwest of Madagascar on 10 October after a container fire, with SMIT engaged and general average likely.

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Offshore support vessel under tow, illustrating a marine salvage operation
Incident

SMIT Salvage Refloats the Anchor Handler Skandi Amazonas Off Macae

The stranded anchor handler Skandi Amazonas has been patched, refloated and towed clear off the coast of Macae in Brazil after striking a rock and being beached to save her.

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M3 dredger
Port activity

Boskalis Joint Venture Completes 53 Million Pound Dover Reclamation

A Boskalis Westminster and McLaughlin & Harvey joint venture has finished the final reclamation stage at the Port of Dover, adding 10 hectares of port land.

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A dredging vessel at work
Industry

Boskalis Calls First Half 'Solid' Despite Geopolitical Drag on New Projects

Boskalis reported first-half revenue of EUR1.90bn, down from an exceptionally strong EUR2.35bn a year earlier, as geopolitical uncertainty dampened client appetite for new projects.

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Green-hulled trailing suction hopper dredger in port
Industry

Boskalis puts new trailing suction hopper dredger Seaway to work

Boskalis has put its newly delivered trailing suction hopper dredger Seaway into service on its first coastal protection assignment.

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Offshore support vessel working near a platform at sea
Industry

Boskalis repurposes mining ship into its largest rock-installation vessel

Boskalis has commissioned the Windpiper, described as the largest subsea rock-installation vessel, converted from an unfinished deep-sea mining ship.

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Equinor pulls out of Japan offshore wind market
Industry

Boskalis debuts world's largest rock installation vessel

Boskalis has put the world's largest subsea rock installation vessel into service, sharply raising its capacity in a key offshore-wind support market. The Dutch marine contractor's new Windpiper has a rock-carrying capa…

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