
Sector
Dredging & Marine Construction
Land reclamation, port deepening, coastal protection and offshore foundations.
Hopper DredgersCutter SuctionLand ReclamationCoastal ProtectionRock Installation
Experience
What it's really like
Dutch dredging companies are world leaders: they build islands, deepen ports, protect coasts and install foundations for wind farms across the globe.
- 00:00Night shift on the bridge of a hopper dredger
- 04:00Load sand at the borrow area
- 08:00Rainbowing sand onto the new beach
- 12:00Handover and production report
Interviews
Workers in their own words

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We literally make new land. My kids can visit a beach I built.
Daan
Dredging Engineer, Netherlands

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Every project is a new country — Singapore, Nigeria, now Denmark.
Ana
Dredge Master, Portugal
Example interviews with illustrative portraits — real stories coming soon.
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