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Jan De Nul ready to start dredging works in Itajai

The USD32 million capital dredging investment has been allocated by the National Dredging Program (PNG). Jan De Nul, one of the world’s largest dredging groups was awarded the contract and its 223m-long Charles Darwin hopper dredger with a carrying capacity of 30.500 cubic meters has already arrived in Itajai and will soon start operations. The dredger is the largest and most powerful ever to operate in Brazilian waters. The equipment is brand new and came directly from the shipyard to Itajaí Port Complex to carry out the contracted dredging operations. Jan De Nul will also use a smaller dredger to carry out works alongside the river banks and in some other smaller and shallow areas where the hopper dredger is unable to access

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