Boskalis to protect eroded Togo and Benin coastline and construct innovative sand engine concept for beach replenishment
March 24 2022 - 3:00AM
Boskalis to protect eroded Togo and Benin coastline and construct
innovative sand engine concept for beach replenishment
Papendrecht, 24 March 2022
Boskalis has been awarded the contract for the protection and
replenishment of more than 40 kilometers of coastline stretching
from the eastern 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 (WACA) program. The award was
made by the governments of Togo and Benin with the financing made
available by the World Bank. The contract carries a value of
approximately EUR 55 million.
The current coastline has suffered from significant erosion,
resulting in coastal retreat that serves as a threat to vital
infrastructure and the livelihoods of the local population. Under
the project, fifteen new groins will be constructed and six
existing groins will be refurbished. A beach replenishment program
will also take place using more than one million cubic meters of
sand. Furthermore, on the Benin side of the border, a 6.4 million
cubic meter sand engine will be constructed. The sand engine
concept was co-developed by Boskalis and has been successfully
applied in the Netherlands over the past decade. A large volume of
sand will be deposited at a strategic location and, over time, the
natural motion of wind, waves and currents will spread it eastwards
along the coastline. This principle of building with nature will
reinforce the coastline in a robust and natural way. The project
will start immediately and is expected to be completed late
2023.
The WACA program was developed in partnership with West African
communities who live on the coast and depend on it for their
livelihoods, nutrition, food security, and prosperity. The program
supports several countries’ efforts to improve the management of
their shared coastal resources and reduce the natural and man-made
risks affecting coastal areas.
Along the west coast of Africa average rates of coastal retreat
are between one and two meters per year. However, more serious
rates of more than ten meters per year have been observed locally.
Coastal erosion has devastating effects, inducing the loss of
infrastructure such as roads. It also threatens local populations,
who can no longer live close to the coastline which is often linked
to their source of income. These challenges are expected to
increase due to climate change and sea level rise.
Boskalis’ strategy is aimed at leveraging on the key
macro-economic drivers that are fueling global demand in our
selected markets: global trade, increasing energy consumption,
expanding population pressures and the challenges of changing
climate conditions. This coastal protection project is driven by
population growth and climate change.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Investor relations:Martijn L.D.
Schuttevâerir@boskalis.com
Press:Arno Schikkerpress@boskalis.com
T +31 786969310Royal Boskalis
Westminster N.V. is a leading global services provider operating in
the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services
sectors. The company provides creative and innovative all-round
solutions to infrastructural challenges in the maritime, coastal
and delta regions of the world. With core activities such as
coastal defense, riverbank protection and land reclamation Boskalis
is able to provide adaptive and mitigating solutions to combat the
effects of climate change, such as extreme weather conditions and
rising sea levels, as well as delivering solutions for the
increasing need for space in coastal and delta regions across the
world. The company facilitates the development of offshore energy
infrastructure, including renewable wind energy. Boskalis is
furthermore active in the construction and maintenance of ports,
waterways, access channels and civil infrastructure, thus helping
to facilitate trade flows and regional socio-economic development.
In addition, Boskalis is a global marine salvage expert and has a
number of strategic partnerships in harbor towage and terminal
services (Keppel Smit Towage and Smit
Lamnalco). With a versatile fleet of over
600 vessels and floating equipment and more than 10,000 employees,
including associates, Boskalis is creating new horizons around the
world.
This press release can also be found on our website
www.boskalis.com.
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