PROJECT SHEET DELFLAND COAST, NETHERLANDS UPGRADING HOOK OF HOLLAND - SCHEVENINGEN COASTLINE A One part of the work B Trailing suction hopper dredger Willem van Oranje engaged in shore pumping FEATURES Client Rijkswaterstaat (Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management), Province of South Holland and Delfland water authority Location Hook of Holland - Scheveningen Period 2008 - 2012 Contractor Delfland Coast consortium consisting of Boskalis and Van Oord Type of contract Design & Construct B INTRODUCTION The Delfland Coast project tackles one of the ten ‘Weak Links’ that the Dutch government has designated for upgrading to safeguard the protection of the hinterland. The sea level is rising due to climate change. And the strength of the waves is also increasi

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