The US$32m 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 223 m long Charles Darwin hopper dredger of 30.500 cu m carrying capacity has already arrived in Itajai and will soon start operations. The brand new dredger is the largest and most powerful ever to operate in Brazilian waters.
A smaller dredger will also be used to carry out works alongside the river banks and in some other smaller and shallow areas which the hopper dredger is unable to access.
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