2001 – GOUWESTROOM

For many years, sometimes even with several vessels at the same time, Van Wijngaarden Marine Services was active in the Mediterranean area. Spain, Italy, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria all featured when it came to sand replenishment projects.

History
To protect the vulnerable coastlines and partly to prepare beaches for tourism, Van Wijngaarden Marine Services has collaborated on sand replenishment projects for years. The work consisted of assisting the traling suction hopper dredger in connecting the floating pipeline. Once the project was completed, the Van Wijngaarden Marine Services ships took care of demobilization and moved the pipeline to the next project. The image is a great example of this: the GOUWESTROOM in action, with a floating pipe as a tow. The crew often worked a 12/7 schedule, sometimes even 24/7. The office also worked hard on these types of projects. They ensured the correct number of crew members to always be on board and of course organized the relief, planned airline tickets and flights, informed the project team, etc.

Image: Transport floating pipeline