Contemporary Issues in Management Literature & Language Essay (Essay Sample)

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Having its roots in Netherlands, Boskalis is a firm that has well over ten decades experience when it comes to hydraulic engineering, protection of the coastal region and reclamation of land. The head office of the company is situated at Papendrecht and the firm has robust network of branches globally (Boskalis, 2018). The company has operations in over 89 nations and in 6 continents. Moreover, it has a versatile fleet of over 912 vessels and floating equipments. Since 1970, the Shares of the orgnization is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
Since its establishment, the main activities of the company used to be centered on dredging. Its services entails building and maintain ports and waterways, reclamation of land, defense of the coastal region and protection of riverbank. Presently, the organization has expanded its services to include a broad range of maritime services and contracting to the offshore energy industry within the brands of Boskalis, Dockwise and Fairmount (Boskalis, 2018).
These entail development, building, transport, installing, inspecting, repairing & maintenance (IRM) and decommissioning of oil and LNG imports and exports facilities, platforms of offshore, pipeline and cables and offshore wind farm. The orgnization also provides towage services, emergencies response, and salvage via SMIT. In collaboration with its strategic partners in harbor towage, the firm has been able to expand its operations to over 89 ports in 35 nations around the globe.
As of 2016, the firm had an estimated workforce of over 15,235 experts who are driven by a passion for their works and an entrepreneurial spirit. The main clients of the company include various governments, operators of ports and terminals, oil, gas, and wind energy organizations, firms in the mining sector and related EPC (sub) contractors, shipping and insurance firms and global project developers (Boskalis, 2018). This paper will focus on company and aspects revolving around its operations like sustainability efforts and CSR efforts.