Posted on June 16, 2025
𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗼
Boskalis’ successful coastal protection activities in Togo continue. In the recent past, we reinforced the coastline of Togo and neighboring Benin over a length of some 40 kilometers due to its vulnerability to the effects of coastal erosion as result of sea level rise. We reinforced existing groins, installed new ones and constructed a sand motor with 6.4 million cubic meters of sand. This nature-based solution, co-developed by Boskalis, will ensure that the sand is distributed naturally along the coastline over the coming years.
Some two years after the completion of this coastal protection project – an important part of the West African Coastal Areas Management (WACA) program – we are returning to West Africa. This time we will reinforce a seven-kilometer stretch of the Togolese coast by installing 22 new groins and carrying out beach nourishment that will strengthen the beach with a large amount volume of additional sand, ensuring that local communities can continue to use the coastal area for economic purposes, such as fishing and farming.
We wish our project team and vessel crews good luck with the execution of this vital project!
