Jan De Nul has developed a start-to-finish approach to restore oyster reefs. “With our newly developed Oyster Reef Restoration Unit, we can seed hard substrates like rocks with around one million young oysters within just a few weeks, anywhere in the world. Combined with our extensive experience in
Rohde Nielsen has completed coastal protection works at La Pineda Beach, Tarragona, Spain, supporting shoreline protection. For this project, approximately 100,000 m³ of sand was supplied, dredged offshore and transported to the beach via a sinker-line system. The material was then distributed and l
The Philippine News Agency (PNA) said that Belgium is looking to reinforce its relations with the Philippines and explore potential cooperation on new areas, specifically maritime, dredging, security and energy. Speaking at a joint presser recently with Foreign Affairs Secretary, Theresa Lazaro, in
As sea levels continue to rise around the world, coastal cities are searching for ways to protect their communities while preserving the qualities that make them attractive places to live, work and visit. The Hague, the Netherlands’ only major city located directly on the North Sea coast, is taking
Boskalis’ new vessel Windpiper is ready to take its place on the world stage. After a year and a half of conversion work, transforming the vessel into the world’s largest subsea rock installation vessel, the Windpiper was officially christened last Friday by Ms. Jones-Bos, member of the Boskalis Sup
Etermar – Engenharia S.A. completed the beach nourishment works at Praia do Vau in Portugal recently. “As sea levels rise and coastal erosion accelerates, projects like this are becoming increasingly important,” the company said. “Beach nourishment is a sustainable way to restore natural sand levels
HERBOSCH-KIERE said that the preparatory works for the stabilization of the riverbank along the Scheldt River is underway, using soil mixing walls. Stabilizing the riverbank along the Scheldt River involves a transition toward nature-based bioengineering. By moving away from purely hardened concrete
Boskalis and Van Oord have been awarded a large dredging contract as part of the Malmporten Project in the Port of Luleå, Sweden. The contract was awarded by the Swedish Maritime Administration and the Port of Luleå and has a total value of approximately EUR 500 million, split equally between Boskal
DEME and The Oyster Restoration Company have joined forces to deliver EuroReefs, a large-scale offshore project to restore native European flat oyster reefs in the Belgian North Sea. Last week, 1,800 natural and biodegradable clay bricks, carrying more than one million European flat oyster spat, wer
For the past six years, calculations, drawings and plans have been prepared to reinforce the 30-kilometer-long dike between the city of Zwolle and the town of Olst in the Netherlands, Boskalis said. Starting this year, the Boskalis Nederland project teams also began the physical work, with the offic
Rohde Nielsen has successfully completed coastal protection works at Soulac-sur-Mer, France, addressing severe shoreline erosion along the southern coastline. According to the company, 200.000 m³ of sand from the maintenance dredging of the port access channel in the Gironde estuary was reused for c
Van Oord has started the beach nourishment works to help reduce flood risk for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities, on behalf of the Environment Agency. According to Van Oord, over the next 4 to 5 weeks, around 300,000 cubic meters of sand will be pumped onto the beaches using the Vox Alexia – one of
Northumberland County Council said that two projects are underway – designed to protect two of the county’s villages from coastal erosion. In the south-east, work on the Cresswell Coastal Road Slope Management Scheme has started and is expected to last around eight weeks. It will involve stabilizin
The Environment Agency will be starting annual work tomorrow to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities. Sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point costing over £7 million. This annual beach management work involves dredging sand from licensed
