The Brazilian Ministry of Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation has awarded Van Oord and Boskalis a contract for the capital and maintenance dredging of the port of Santos.
The companies will execute the project in the largest port of South America in a joint venture. The contract carries a total value of approximately EUR 110 million.
In the coming months studies will be done and the design of the navigation channels and berths of the port will be reviewed. Subsequent dredging operations are expected to start later this year with the deployment of various trailing suction hopper dredgers and a backhoe dredger. The dredging activities are expected to be completed in 2018.
Picture: Van Oord's trailing suction hopper dredger Lelystad in Santos.
