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of the Dutch Boskalis and VolkerWessels for it puts down of cables submarines
Boskalis will acquire the 50% of the Visser & Smit Marine Contracting
June 4, 2013
the Dutch company Royal Boskalis Westminster, that it has a fleet specialized in activity of dredging, towing, rescue and in the services to the offshore industry, has signed an agreement with the compatriot Royal Volker Wessels (VolkerWessels) for the constitution of joint venture 50:50 that will take care of puts down of cables submarines. The initiative previews that VokerWessels yields to Boskalis the 50% of the Visser & Smit Marine Contracting Holding (VSMC), society of which stops the entire capital and that after the transaction it will maintain the current denomination.
VSMC, that it is constituted by VolkerWessels in 2007, will have of two ships put down-digs out: the Stemat Spirit and the Ndurance (this last one will be taken in delivery in the course of this year). The society has a annual volume of transactions of approximately 250 million euros.
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