Boskalis 2018 Half Year Report

HALF YEAR REPORT 2018 – BOSKALIS 12 OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTS

ORDER BOOK On 30 June the order book stood at EUR 862.3 million (end-2017: EUR 1,011.1 million).

revenue, albeit less than in previous years. The revenue contribution from the other transport vessels, including those deployed on logistical management projects, was limited. At Subsea Services, work in the Middle East and Western Africa made an important revenue contribution, in addition to some involvement on internal offshore wind farm and unexploded ordnance clearance projects. Overall, but in particular in the North Sea, subsea markets remained under pressure. The recently acquired diving support vessels are still being positioned in the market resulting in a low utilization. Marine Survey, comprising the Gardline activities acquired mid last year, had a seasonally slow start to the year. Revenue levels and pricing for this early-cyclical activity have however improved in the course of the first half of the year, showing clear signs of recovery compared to recent years. The order book for the rest of the 2018 season is well-filled. Offshore Contracting includes Seabed Intervention, Marine Installation and the Subsea cable-laying activities. Notable Seabed Intervention projects under execution include the rock installation activities for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and the landfall for the TurkStream pipeline, with both projects expected to make a healthy revenue contribution in the second half of the year. Offshore wind farm developments contributing to revenue included Aberdeen, Arkona Becken, Hohe See and Horns Rev 3. With the exception of Aberdeen OWF, which was recently completed, the other cable-related projects are also expected to make an important contribution in the second half of the year. The Bokalift 1 crane vessel, which entered service at the end of the first quarter, was fully utilized on an offshore wind farm foundation installation project. FLEET DEVELOPMENTS In the first half of the year the (weighted) utilization rate of the heavy transport fleet was 71% (H1 2017: 70%), with the type 0 and type 1 vessels being almost fully utilized. The cable-laying vessels and the fallpipe vessel Rockpiper saw reasonable utilization levels in the winter and strong levels in the spring. SEGMENT RESULT In the first half of the year EBITDA of EUR 49.0 million was achieved and an operating loss of EUR 7.2 million (H1 2017: EUR 105.3 million and EUR 36.1 million, respectively). The prevailing market conditions in the oil and gas sector impacted results in the services cluster, with the low-end of Marine Transport & Services and Subsea Services most affected. The operating result of these business units was negative and substantially lower than last year. The segment result within contracting was slightly lower than last year. Based on the projects in hand, the contribution in the second half of 2018 is expected to improve.

On balance EUR 326.9 million of new work was acquired in the first six months consisting of numerous smaller contracts.

In 2017, Boskalis was nominated as preferred cable-lay supplier for the Triton Knoll and Moray Offshore Windfarm East offshore windfarm projects representing a combined contract value in excess of EUR 150 million. Both projects are expected to reach financial close in the second half of this year and are currently not included in the order book. After the close of the first half of the year, Boskalis acquired a sizable logistical management transport contract for the transportation of a large number of modules from a fabrication yard in Asia to a plant being developed in North America. The contract ties up two high-end open-stern heavy transport vessels for approximately 475 vessel days each, commencing late 2019. Furthermore, Boskalis received a letter of award from Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd for the transportation and float-over installation of a topside for the Bokor Central Processing Platform Phase 3 redevelopment project in Malaysia. This project is due to be executed in 2020.

TOWAGE & SALVAGE

Towage:

towage services and berthing and unberthing of oceangoing vessels in ports and at offshore terminals, management and maintenance both above and below the surface of onshore and offshore oil and gas terminals and associated maritime and management services. providing assistance to vessels in distress, wreck removal, environmental care services and consultancy.

Salvage:

1 ST HY 2018 1 ST HY 2017

2017

TOWAGE & SALVAGE

(in EUR million) Revenue

43.9 15.4 11.9 14.0 16.6

25.6 17.8 15.7 16.7

100.5

EBITDA

35.1 26.1 32.8

Net result from JVs and associates

Operating result

Order book

6.3

6.7

EBITDA and operating result include our share in the net result of joint ventures and associated companies.

REVENUE Revenue in the Towage & Salvage segment increased to EUR 43.9 million in the first half of the year (H1 2017: EUR 25.6 million). In addition to numerous smaller emergency response contracts, the salvage of the ultra-large containership Maersk Honam contributed substantially to this revenue.

The segment result includes our share in the net result of joint ventures and associated companies of EUR 1.7 million.