Rohde Nielsen has completed maintenance dredging and coastal protection works at Costa da Caparica, Portugal. Under the project, approximately 1,000,000 m³ of sand was dredged from the entrance channel to the Port of Lisbon and beneficially reused to strengthen coastal protection and mitigate erosio
A project to protect a key part of Brighton and Hove’s coastline from erosion and flooding has entered a new phase. The works to fill a new groyne field in Hove, East Sussex, with thousands of tons of shingle started yesterday, Brighton & Hove City Council said. Taken from a licensed dredging site i
Rohde Nielsen has completed coastal protection works at Pogorzelica, Dzwirzyno and Międzywodzie, Poland, on behalf of the Maritime Office in Szczecin. “Within three weeks, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Freja R dredged and transported 168,000 m³ sand from winning areas, thereby helping t
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
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
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
