Environment
Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd., as part of the Royal Boskalis Westminster group, a leader in the world dredging market with operations in more than 50 countries, is intrinsically linked to society and the environment.
For us, sustainability is an economic, social and environmental issue. Maritime infrastructure helps countries stimulate trade, boost economic growth and create jobs. By helping to create this infrastructure, we play a direct role in the resulting sustainable social benefits.
We constantly strive to improve our working methods and expertise in sustainability. Our customers, our markets and the law demand this, but we also do so to stay ahead of the industry and enhance our competitive position.
Our commitment to sustainability can be seen in everything we do: our projects, use of technology, training, and research.
- The all-round environmental capabilities of our in-house engineering company Hydronamic are renowned and enable us to perform highly complex projects
- Our Research & Development efforts continuously improve our sustainable dredging methods. We recognize the importance of discovering alternative ways to approach changing environmental circumstances. In 2006, we introduced a research program called ‘Building with Nature’ to specifically address this
- Innovation and investment ensures our fleet is always in line, or technologically ahead of the latest requirements. In addition, we run ‘spearhead projects’ to address environmental issues, such as emissions reduction and turbidity control
- Our compliance with the ISM, ISO 14001 and OHSAS internationally accepted standards reflects our commitment to meeting the highest safety and environmental requirements
- Our subsidiary Boskalis Dolman is active worldwide in soil remediation, sludge dewatering and the recycling of dredged materials
- Our project track record and case studies show that our expertise has frequently made a key difference on environmentally sensitive dredging projects
At Westminster Dredging we have the experience and expertise to help provide solutions to our customers’ sustainability dilemmas and to help mitigate some of the potential social or environmental concerns associated with their projects. Since we work with nature, we place a special emphasis on the environmental issues surrounding our projects.
We continually assess and monitor our processes and methods to meet changing conditions. As part of our commitment to sustainable practices, every attempt is made to prevent or limit noise pollution, the contamination of soil, water and air and the creation of waste products. The proper disposal of waste and contaminated products and the efficient use of water and energy are also key commitments for us.
We care about the social benefits of our services and act as a responsible member of society, or a good guest.