For centuries, the low-lying Netherlands is protecting itself against the water. With rising sea levels and more extreme weather conditions, coastal defense is needed more than ever, Boskalis said. With autumn just around the corner – and thus the wind and waves advancing towards the beach – repleni
Van Oord has started work on the Maasvlakte 2 coastal reinforcement project. This work is part of a larger initiative led by Rijkswaterstaat to safeguard the Dutch coastline. “By depositing sand on the shore and on the seabed just offshore (foreshore nourishment), the coast is maintained in a way th
The Brabantse Delta water board has commissioned Paans Van Oord, a subsidiary of Van Oord, to restore the bank along the Kerkvaart River in Waspik. The bank along the Kerkvaart river, a tributary of the Oude Maasje river, is in need of major maintenance. To protect the hinterland from flooding, the
The dunes along the Montrose Golf Links are a natural coastal flood barrier to the town. In recent years, however, the dunes have eroded significantly. The rate of future erosion is now predicted to be higher than previously anticipated. With a predicted rise in sea levels and increasingly intensive
The Lydd Ranges Sea Defenses scheme has been completed successfully, said Van Oord. Commissioned by the Environment Agency, Van Oord partnered with subsidiary Mackley to execute this coastal project. The work consisted of: The coastal defense project at Lydd forms part of a much larger coastal defen
The Rossall Coastal Defense Project, the largest of its kind in the last decade in the north of England, commenced in April 2023 and is currently in its second phase. “The initial phase allowed the beach to remain open, emphasizing the importance of minimal disruption to the public, and the primary
Knights Brown has just released this very interesting video about the Mumbles Coastal Protection Scheme. This project involves coastal protection works along Mumbles Promenade, near Swansea, UK. The improvement works will provide enhanced flood and coastal erosion protection to businesses and reside
Protecting coastal areas and islands against rising sea levels and the forces of waves requires big equipment and major work. But before interfering in an existing ecosystem, people naturally want to know whether the measures they have devised will hold up in practice. With that in mind, Boskalis re
Van Oord has successfully completed the Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point Beach Management Scheme on behalf of the Environment Agency. This year, LNG trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Alexia played a key role in the project. She dredged around 400,000m3 of sand to renourish the beaches at Mablethorpe,
A team of international researchers is investigating the potential for the world’s low-lying coral atoll islands to withstand predicted sea level rises through natural flooding processes. Recently, Deltares experts Robert McCall and Floortje Roelvink joined the international research team for fieldw
Jackson team has been busy lately in North East Lincolnshire placing 70,000 tonnes of rock armour on the Humber estuary’s south coast, as part of the Stallingborough Sea Defence Improvement Scheme. Together with partners Ovenden Earthmoving Co and Aggregate Industries, Jackson is delivering the proj
HERBOSCH-KIERE is making great progress in Hamme, Belgium, where the company is constructing a 1.8 km long overflow dike, re-profiling an additional 400 meters of dike and creating a 5 km long towpath for pedestrians and cyclists to enjoy. “The construction is progressing well, and we anticipate com
Rijkswaterstaat has successfully completed beach nourishment works at the south-west side of the Texel coastline. The Texel Southwest beach nourishment campaign took place from March to May 2024. This included dredging and pumping around 810,000m3 of sand onto the beach, between the beach posts 9 an
Van Oord recently kicked off work on a £7 million beach renourishment project in Lincolnshire, UK. Over the next few weeks, around 400,000 cubic meters of sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point. The work began in early May and will help reduce the risk of flooding fo
