Port of Aberdeen has appointed Boskalis Westminster Ltd to carry out a three-year maintenance dredging program from 2026 to 2028, covering annual work in North Harbor and South Harbor. The contract is aimed at keeping berth pockets and navigation channels at the depths required for safe port operations, including vessel calls by ships up to 300 m long.
The 2026 campaign is due to begin this month. For that work, Boskalis will use the trailing suction hopper dredger Freeway together with the bed levelling vessel MTS Valour.
The port said the scope includes trailing suction hopper dredging and bed levelling across both harbor areas. It added that the program is intended to preserve navigational access and operational safety through the scheduled annual campaigns.
John Wilson, Head of Engineering at Port of Aberdeen, said storms earlier this year had brought substantial volumes of material into the port. He said the survey team had been assessing the effect of that build-up while preparing for this year’s dredging campaign.
Wilson also said Boskalis was already familiar with the port and that both sides had worked closely to prepare for safe delivery of the 2026 work and the following campaigns.
Port of Aberdeen said all dredging activity will be undertaken in line with the licence issued by the Marine Directorate.
