Dredging & Flood Defence – Page 3
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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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NewsPort expands container capacity by 4 million TEU
Van Oord’s vessels will carry out the next stage of engineering at the Port of Rotterdam, which is expanding its annual container throughput by a whopping four million TEU.
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NewsScotland rubberstamps dredging for OSW hub
The final phase of a Scottish port’s works to make it an offshore wind hub have been given priority status by the authorities.
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NewsCoastal flood defence project moves into final phase
A pioneering coasal defence scheme will come to fruition in 2024.
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NewsEmergency dam installed with Dutch expertise
A damaged spillway dam has been temporarily repaired with the use of fascine mattresses - an engineering speciality of the Netherlands.
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News - VideosVIDEO - Dredgers create island wildlife haven
Wildlife havens for endangered bird species have been created from material dredged from a 65km fairway deepening and widening project.
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NewsBeaches at risk on Spain’s Costa del Sol
One of Spain’s hottest tourist destinations is in need of coastal protection, with tenders invited for a €6.2 million breakwater to be built.
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NewsTallinn Port prepares ground for major work
Offshore wind, greater military presence and increased trade have made a €50 million+ port renovation necessary at the Estonian Port of Tallinn.
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NewsRiver Thames Scheme opens tender for civils partner
The River Thames restoration project is looking for a builder for a range of engineering works to protect riverside homes and infrastructure.
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NewsContract agreed for ‘priority’ FSRU jetty in Germany
Van Oord has been contracted by FSRU Wilhelmshaven to build a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit jetty at Wilhelmshaven in Germany.
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NewsUK ‘key player’ in European dredging
The UK is a key player in the European dredging market, with a 21% revenue share in 2020
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NewsDutch North Sea Port prepares to open major expansion
10 million cubic metres of soil has been dredged at the Dutch North Sea Port to allow much larger vessels access to inland waterways.
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NewsMAN engines for Boskalis dredger
MAN Energy Solutions has won a deal with Dutch dredger specialist Royal Boskalis to supply three MAN 49/60 engines for a new trailing suction hopper dredger
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News3rd phase to save sinking islands goes ahead
European marine contractors step in to provide a sinking archipelago’s population with more room for housing.
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NewsEU gives go-ahead for major works at Gothenburg
€250 million engineering works at Scandinavia’s biggest port have been given the green light by the EU.
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NewsExpanding port capacity in Bulgaria
Van Oord is lending its dredging expertise to Bulgaria’s biggest port
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NewsPioneering sea wall project aims to stave off flooding
The US and UK have joined together in a transatlantic flood defence collaboration
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NewsVan Oord wins three coastline projects
Van Oord’s bolstering of the Romanian coastline will include artificial reefs to support marine ecosystems
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NewsFlood defences inadequate to cope with Storm Ciarán
Storm Ciarán revealed the inadequacy of flood defences on November 1, as it battered England and France.
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NewsDutch coast ‘stabilised’ with beach nourishment
Dutch coastal towns and infrastructure have been protected ‘for the coming years’ after extensive sand replenishment works
