Flood Defence

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

A new phase of ground investigations is getting under way along the Ventnor coastline as specialists gather the evidence needed to shape a long-term defence scheme for the Isle of Wight town. The work is a key step towards developing…

14th September 2026

Race to stop coastal collapse enters new heat

14th September 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord has received the final award from the Limburg Water Board for the implementation of the Groene Rivier Well area development, a flood protection and landscape project in the north of Limburg in the Netherlands.

13th March 2026

Van Oord secures Limburg project

13th March 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The European Commission has approved an eighth payment request from Croatia for spending on flood defence, better water management and access to drinking water for 45,000 people.

16th February 2026

EU approves €10 billion handout for Croatian ‘resilience’

16th February 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

A major step forward in Dutch flood defence has been taken with a new contract signed between Van Oord and Boskalis to reinforce the IJsselmeerdijk near Lelystad.

15th July 2025

Sustainable deal signed for dyke upgrade

15th July 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK government has committed £2.65 billion (€3.2 billion) to flood defences over two years as part of its ‘Plan for Change’.

3rd March 2025

UK commits to record spending on flood defences

3rd March 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Winner of the Maritime Civils Best Project Award at this year’s Seawork, Teignmouth Maritime Services (TMS), has a number of exciting projects in the pipeline.

12th June 2024

TMS shares upcoming project plans

12th June 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A UK coastal defence scheme will undergo its final phase in 2024, bringing together a nine-year project to protect against flooding and create a new island for wintering birds.

11th March 2024

Coastal flood defence project moves into final phase

11th March 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A total of 760 pre-cast concrete panels are being installed to protect part of the Welsh coastline in a project that is using satellite and drone technology to fit them within 1mm…

23rd January 2024

Vital flood defences to protect Welsh coast

23rd January 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A pioneering research project that aims to strengthen the resilience of sea walls to coastal flooding has been launched by a UK and US collaboration.

15th November 2023

Pioneering sea wall project aims to stave off flooding

15th November 2023

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Devon-based marine and civil engineering specialists, Teignmouth Maritime Services Ltd (TMS) has become a 50% shareholder of Kent-based hydraulic engineering specialists, Hesselberg Hydro UK Ltd, combining nearly 60 years’ experience and expertise…

25th January 2022

UK civils firms join forces

25th January 2022