Posted on April 30, 2025
𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀
The low-lying Netherlands has been protecting itself against the water for a long time. With rising sea levels and more extreme weather, coastal defense is more important than ever. That is why Boskalis works year-round on various beach replenishment projects, with the aim of strengthening the Dutch coastline and thus protecting the many tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the hinterland.
Three Boskalis sister vessels, the Causeway, Freeway and Strandway, are currently working closely together. By pumping the sand through the large nozzle on the vessels’ bow, the three trailing suction hopper dredgers are ‘rainbowing’. This is a method of dredging that has become one of our signature moves off the Dutch coast. Recently, we have carried out such dredging activities in the provinces of Zeeland and North Holland, and we have just started work to strengthen part of the coastline of the Wadden Island of Ameland.
Read more about maintaining and reinforcing the Dutch coastline and watch a video about it in our online magazine: https://lnkd.in/eKJjuM34.
