Dredging & Flood Defence

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Environment Agency has appointed Van Oord UK and VBA Joint Venture (comprising VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and AtkinsRéalis) to a major framework that will deliver beach maintenance and coastal protection works across…

11th June 2026

Environment Agency awards £1bn beach framework deal

11th June 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ancora Group has made its first purchase since being formed last year, adding marine engineering specialist Red7Marine in a move that expands the group’s offshore capability.

1st June 2026

Ancora expands marine civils reach with Red7Marine buy

1st June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A major flood protection scheme in the Dutch province of Zeeland has been completed a year ahead of schedule, following extensive reinforcement work on a 5.2km stretch of dyke.

18th May 2026

Major dyke strengthening completed after flood defence works

18th May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A wave of construction is reshaping both shores of the Adriatic, as ports across Italy and Croatia undergo their most ambitious overhaul in decades.

8th May 2026

Historic Adriatic sea ports face large-scale transformation

8th May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

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.

1st May 2026

Major dredging works under way to restore Algarve flagship beaches

1st May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with UK Dredging (UKD), a subsidiary of Associated British Ports (ABP), to build a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). 

24th April 2026

Damen agrees TSHD build for Associated British Ports

24th April 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Port of Gothenburg has contracted Boskalis Sweden to blast and dredge part of the Skandia Gateway project to increase capacity at the port for larger vessels.

20th April 2026

€18 million dredging contract for Boskalis in Gothenburg

20th April 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Port of Esbjerg is turning dredged seabed material into a building blocks that brings circularity to flood defence. 

16th April 2026

Dredged clay transformed into coastal protection blocks

16th April 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Europe is accelerating land reclamation projects to support offshore wind expansion, with DEME at the centre of a growing pipeline of port developments across the region.

13th April 2026

Europe creates port land to accommodate wind boom

13th April 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Port of Aberdeen has awarded a three-year maintenance dredging contract to Boskalis Westminster, covering annual campaigns across its North Harbour and recently expanded South Harbour from 2026 to 2028.

20th March 2026

Boskalis wins Aberdeen dredging deal

20th March 2026