The Administratia Bazinala de Apa Dobrogea-Litoral (ABA-DL) has awarded Van Oord with two contracts to reinforce the seaside resorts of Jupiter-Neptun and Balta Mangalia, Venus and Aurora in Romania.

Van Oord will be responsible for the design and construction of new groynes and beaches over a length of 6 km of coastline. The scope of the contract also includes replantation of over 12 ha of varying species of sea grass and algae on the Black Sea bed to boost and enrich marine life through artificial reefs and bio-structures. The beaches will be repaired using a trailing suction hopper dredger.

After an approximate 12-month design period, work on the groynes will begin in 2023 and is expected to be completed in 2025.