Soft sea defence take shape at Maasvlakte 2

The sand dunes around the Maasvlakte 2 project are being planted with marram grass.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority in the Netherlands says around 190m cu/m of sand has now been put in place for the project to form new land which will be protected on its western side by some 6km of dunes.

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