The World Bank Group has approved a total of $240 million, including $207 million from the International Development Association (IDA) financing, $5 million from the PROBLUE trust fund, and $28 million in private capital, to launch the first phase of the West Africa Coastal Areas Blue Economy and Re
Boskalis mobilized a second trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) for the coastal protection works in Avlékété, Benin, recently. Their TSHD Causeway has been dredging along the West African coast since November last year, and the dredging vessel Shoreway recently joined it. Together, the giants dre
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has awarded a contract for a coastal restoration project in St. Bernard Parish that will create marsh, reduce wave energy, and enhance long-term stability in the Delacroix area. The East Delacroix Marsh Creation and Terracing project, a Phase 2
Caltrans and Myers and Sons Construction have finished revetment work for the Westport Landslide Emergency project ahead of schedule, transporting 190,000 tons of rock to the site south of Westport. The project involves emergency repairs to Route 1 through coastal revetment to reduce coastal erosion
Natural coastal habitats – such as sand dunes, shingle and saltmarsh – provide millions of pounds worth of flood risk benefits to communities in Wales, according to a new study. Undertaken by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), marine consultants ABPmer and economic consultant eftec, the Wales-wide study
The Environment Agency said that they plan to extend coastal flood defenses at Minehead seafront this spring, bringing greater protection to the town’s 355 properties and businesses. The project, worth just under £1 million, will extend existing rock armor to the east of the town, near Butlins and M
Work on the City of Cape Town’s seawall project is making significant progress. According to the latest update, the bulk of the project is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2026, with the intention to open some sections on the western side of the works as the project progresses eastward, if
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) completed the restoration of HNC Bird Island recently. The island is one of only ten remaining nesting colonies for Brown Pelicans in the state. It is also the state bird of Louisiana and classified as a species of “greatest conservation need.”
Van Oord will soon begin a series of coastal protection works along the Frisian IJsselmeer coast in the northern Netherlands. In close collaboration with the Provincie Fryslân, Van Oord has been involved in the project design from the very start. Under the project, they will reinforce the coastline
A planning application for a multi million pound sea defense project in Blackpool has been submitted, Blackpool Council said. The proposed scheme is a £57m investment in the town’s coastal defenses, which aims to protect homes and businesses from flooding and preserve the resort’s golden sandy beach
In Ebeye, in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Hall Contracting is delivering a 1.81km seawall that will help protect the shoreline from rising sea levels, erosion and storm surge. According to Hall, the project will help safeguard homes, infrastructure and livelihoods while improving long-term
Livingstone Shire Council will receive more than $821,000 in funding through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) Category D Environmental Recovery Program: Tropical Cyclone Alfred Coastline Rehabilitation Grant, supporting a suite of priority coastal protection and rehabilitation proje
DEME Group said today that their Dredging & Infra segment maintained strong activity overseas in 2025. In the Middle East, projects in Saudi Arabia and Egypt progressed well, combining capital dredging, land reclamation and dry earthmoving works. In Africa, the segment continued with maintenance and
The Welsh Government has announced a record-breaking £85m investment in flood and coastal erosion risk management for this year – the highest annual allocation ever delivered in Wales. Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, confirmed the
