Coastal Erosion

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Less than four months into the top job at the Ancora Group, chief executive Simon Light is combining fleet expansion with a broader push to grow the company.

6th July 2026

Building Ancora: Simon Light’s plan to reshape marine civils

6th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Works to avoid ‘catastrophic landslips’ on the Isle of Wight are being planned with a £150 million tender to try and protect the town of Ventnor from its own geological make-up.

16th February 2026

Living on the edge: Plans to save town from coastal collapse

16th February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

For more than three decades, Roger Smith has worked in developing solutions to coastal erosion and flood defence.

6th February 2026

INTERVIEW: In defence of coastlines – the asphalt answer

6th February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A million tons of shingle will be added to a small English beach to double its size and add flood protection.

9th July 2025

Dredgers to move 1 million tons of shingle to double beach size

9th July 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A consortium including the Dutch water board has reported flood defence and marine biodiversity success two years after a reef scheme was installed in Rotterdam’s most important shipping lane.

22nd April 2025

Dutch hail success of two-year reef block scheme

22nd April 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Egypt has enlisted the help of flooding experts from the Netherlands to tackle its sinking Nile Delta.

31st October 2024

Egypt calls on the Dutch to help with flooding

31st October 2024