The two Dutch dredging companies Royal Bos[ds_preview]kalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and joint venture partner Van Oord have announced a contract to dredge in the port of Santos, Brazil.
The Brazilian Ministry of Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation has comissioned the companies with capital and maintenance dredging in the port of Santos, the largest port of South America. According to Boskalis the contract carries a total value for the joint venture of approximately 110 mill. €.
In the coming months, studies will be undertaken and the design of the navigation channels and berths of the port will be reviewed. Subsequent dredging operations are expected to commence 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.
