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Activities

Activities We have expanded our activities from our traditional dredging-related operations, which include the construction and maintenance of ports and waterways, land reclamation, coastal defense and riverbank protection. Today, Boskalis also offers a wide variety of marine services and contracting to the offshore energy sector. In addition, we provide emergency response and salvage through SMIT and terminal services through Smit Lamnalco

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Coastal protection

Coastal protection With its roots in the Netherlands, Boskalis has over 100 years’ experience in coastal protection. Today we design, construct and maintain hard sea defenses such as dikes, dams and flood barriers. In addition, we offer environmentally sensitive soft sea defense solutions through... solutions, we can provide both economic and environmental assessments to ensure the ideal delivery of your coastal protection project. Climate

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Coastal defense and
riverbank protection

Coastal defense and riverbank protection Boskalis is a leading global player in the field of coastal defense and riverbank protection. We design.... In addition, we provide innovative solutions for forms of coastal protection based on the principles of building with nature such as the sand motors and the use of mangroves. Ensuring safety and natural balance Safety and a natural balance are the most important aspects of good coastal protection

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Benin
Press release

Boskalis to protect eroded Togo and Benin coastline and construct innovative sand engine concept for beach replenishment

all-round solutions to infrastructural challenges in the maritime, coastal and delta regions of the world. With core activities such as coastal defense... coastline of Togo to the western coastline of Benin in West Africa. The coastal protection project is part of the West African Coastal Areas Management... a value of approximately EUR 55 million. The current coastline has suffered from significant erosion, resulting in coastal retreat that serves as a threat

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Benin
Press release

Boskalis to protect eroded Togo and Benin coastline and construct innovative sand engine concept for beach replenishment

all-round solutions to infrastructural challenges in the maritime, coastal and delta regions of the world. With core activities such as coastal defense... coastline of Togo to the western coastline of Benin in West Africa. The coastal protection project is part of the West African Coastal Areas Management... a value of approximately EUR 55 million. The current coastline has suffered from significant erosion, resulting in coastal retreat that serves as a threat

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Sandy solutions

Sandy solutions Traditional coastal nourishment involves frequent repeat operations that periodically disturb coastal environments. Sand motors – an example of a sandy solution – are a more sustainable option: they use natural coastal dynamics to gradually spread the sand over a long stretch... coastlines are the first line of defense against sea level rise. Sandy solutions consisting of large volumes of sand can protect coastlines for decades

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