EXCLUSIVE: Van Oord reinforces Banjaard Beach with Bio-LNG TSHD

Starting this month, Van Oord will be performing coastal maintenance works at Banjaard Beach (Noord-Beveland).

An LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) will deposit 1 million cubic meters of sand on and just in front of the beach.

For the first time in the Netherlands, this replenishment is being carried out by a TSHD that runs largely on Bio-LNG, resulting in a significantly lower CO₂ footprint.

The beach replenishment contracts were awarded to Van Oord earlier this year by Rijkswaterstaat.