Beach Replenishment

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

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.

19th August 2026

WATCH: Beach building begins on Brighton coastal defence

19th August 2026

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 England through to at least 2032.

11th June 2026

Environment Agency awards £1bn beach framework deal

11th June 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

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

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.

21st January 2026

Van Oord expands coastal replenishment portfolio

21st January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Marine contractor DEME has won two contracts to help prepare Naples for the legendary America’s Cup sailing contest.

6th January 2026

DEME wins contracts for America’s Cup infrastructure

6th January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

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.

12th September 2025

Europe orders wave of beach restoration projects

12th September 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

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.

30th May 2025

Changing tides: New methods sought for rising sea levels

30th May 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord has just restored the beaches of Valencia along seven kilometres of coastline, the largest project of its kind in Spain’s history.

22nd April 2024

Historic Spanish beach restoration completed

22nd April 2024

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

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.

27th January 2022

Low carbon beach replenishment at Ostend

27th January 2022