All Beach Replenishment articles
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News - VideosWATCH: Beach building begins on Brighton coastal defence
Beach replenishment has begun on a major coastal defence scheme between the UK coastal city of Brighton and the River Adur, marking the latest stage of a project designed to protect a 10km stretch of coastline from erosion and flooding.
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NewsEnvironment Agency awards £1bn beach framework deal
Van Oord and VBA Joint Venture have secured a £1.23bn Environment Agency beach maintenance framework deal
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NewsMajor dredging works under way to restore Algarve flagship beaches
A major beach nourishment and dredging campaign is under way along the Garrão-Forte Novo coastline in Portugal’s Algarve ahead of the tourist season.
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NewsVan Oord expands coastal replenishment portfolio
Van Oord has been handed a contract for a major beach replenishment and coastal protection project in Portugal to restore and reinforce one of the country’s most prominent tourist beaches.
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NewsDEME wins contracts for America’s Cup infrastructure
Marine contractor DEME has won two contracts to help prepare Naples for the legendary America’s Cup sailing contest.
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NewsEurope orders wave of beach restoration projects
As fears about rising sea levels grow, countries are protecting their coastlines with sand replenishment projects. Here is a taste of some of the ongoing works.
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News - VideosChanging tides: New methods sought for rising sea levels
A coastal English county is battling a feared 1m sea level rise by 2100 with annual beach replenishment works – but this will still not be enough, it says.
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NewsHistoric Spanish beach restoration completed
The largest beach restoration project in Spain’s history has been completed by Dutch marine civils engineering firm Van Oord.
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NewsLow carbon beach replenishment at Ostend
Trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Alexander von Humboldt’ will bring some 600,000 cubic metres of dredged sand to Belgium’s Ostend beach, running on sustainable drop-in biofuel.
