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Strategy and ambition SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020 – BOSKALIS New connections: the Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Germany and Denmark Early 2020, Boskalis started dredging and land-creation activities for one of Europe’s most important infrastructure projects of recent years – a tunnel under the Fehmarnbelt, a strait in the Baltic Sea connecting Germany and Denmark. At more than18 kilometers, the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel will be the world’s longest immersed road and rail tunnel, carrying a four-lane motorway alongside a twin-track electrified railway. The tunnel is expected to bring both social and economic advantages to both countries. The Fehmarnbelt link means that motorists will save one hour on the journey and can travel whenever they want benefitting both the business and tourism sector. Rail passengers will benefit from more and faster trains, something that will also apply to domestic routes in Denmark where many commuters will enjoy shorter inter-city rail journeys. CREATING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE Makassar New Port: key logistics hub for eastern Indonesia In 2019, Boskalis began dredging and land reclamation work for the extensive Makassar New Port venture on Sulawesi in eastern Indonesia. The construction of the port is a strategic maritime infrastructure project for the Indonesian government and designated as the gateway to the Eastern Indonesian Archipelago for international container carriers. Makassar New Port will be a key logistics hub for Indonesia’s eastern region, and will specifically improve the distribution of goods in Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua – the eastern half of the country, which is currently seeing rapid development. With increasing container traffic in recent years, the expansion of the Makassar New Port container terminal anticipates further demand, and should help minimize congestion, both on land and at sea, as seen elsewhere in the region. For more information on this project see page 71. IJburg: creating space in densely populated Amsterdam With much of the city center a nationally protected conservation area, the Dutch capital is extremely short of space for new homes, and with soaring house prices, houses in the center have become unaffordable for most people. Since 1999, Boskalis has been instrumental in the creation of IJburg, a new, largely residential neighborhood on the outskirts of Amsterdam built on a collection of artificial islands that have been raised from the IJmeer lake; the first residents moved in in 2002. In 2015 we moved sand from the nearby Markermeer and the IJsselmeer to create 22 hectares of new land for IJburg’s Centrumeiland, and in 2020 our project to realize the new 85-hectare artificial island, Strandeiland, was fully underway, and should be finished at the end of 2021. When complete, the IJburg neighborhood will provide some 18,000 homes for 45,000 residents with schools, shops, leisure centers, restaurants and a beach and provide employment for 12,000 people. With its mix of high-end floating homes, family houses and social housing, IJburg can be seen as a great Dutch example of an inclusive community.