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Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a dredging contract worth about €120m in Brazil.

Açu Petróleo S.A., a joint venture company of Prumo Logística S.A. and Oiltanking Gmbh, has awarded the contract for the expansion of the Porto do Açu Oil Transhipment Terminal in Rio de Janeiro State.

 

The expansion project comprises the deepening, widening, and extension of the access channel and turning basin. In total, approximately 32 million cubic meters of sand, silt and clay will be dredged. The activities will commence immediately and are expected to be completed late in 2017. For this project, one jumbo and two large trailing suction hopper dredgers will be deployed.

The terminal’s access channel currently has a depth of 20.5m, suitable to receive Suezmax type vessels. By the end of 2017, the depth will be increased to up to 24.5m, allowing the terminal will be able to receive Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs).

Between 2011 and 2015 Boskalis was responsible for the development of a large part of Açu Port, which included the construction of two access channels, a turning basin, an inner channel, and mooring berths as well as the 2.4km of revetments for the inner harbor’s protection.

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Hagerstown City Park might award an estimated $1 million contract to dredge the landmark’s lower lake.

The project is expected to deepen the waterway to a depth of up to 5 feet and perhaps lead to a greater variety of fish within it. But concerns have been raised over the project, including its cost and whether the dredging would alter water flows in the lake.

If the contract is approved, work can begin next month and be completed by May. And Edwin A. & John O. Crandell Inc. of West River, Md. may become the contractor to carry out this dredging project.

Some councilmans raised several concerns, including whether dredging up against a stone wall in the lake will affect its structural integrity, whether dredging will alter the pattern of water sources feeding the lake.

But Tissue said workers will not dredge up against the lake’s stone wall. Dredging will be conducted out from the wall, which will also create a “safety bench” underwater in case anyone falls in. He emphasized that the contractor will only be removing sediment that has built up in the lake over the last 100 years.

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Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has won a contract from Oiltankaing jv Açu Petróleo for the expansion of the Porto do Açu oil transshipment terminal in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The contract worth around $127.06m.

The expansion work includes the deepening, widening, and extension of the access channel and turning basin. In total, approximately 32m cu m of sand, silt, and clay will be dredged.

The project will start immediately and expected to be completed in late 2017. There will be one jumbo and two large trailing suction hopper dredgers will be deployed for this project.

The terminal’s access channel has a depth of 20.5 m suitable to receive Suezmax-type vessels at present. By the end of 2017, the depth will be increased to up to 24.5 m, so the terminal will be able to receive VLCCs.

The news is collated by Globaldredge.com – Dredging Pipeline Supplier.