The Consortium plans to complete their scope of the project by Q3 2015.ĭavid Simonelli, President of Dredging Operations, commented on the award, The vessels will mobilize to Egypt in November and commence dredging operations before year-end. The company notes the contract is valued at $540 million and involves the widening and deepening to -79 feet of the western branch of the Suez Canal at Great Bitter Lake, Deversoir Reach and Kabret Reach, which is a 25 kilometer stretch of the canal.ĭredging International will mobilize four cutter suction dredges and two hopper dredges and auxiliary equipment while Great Lakes (GLDD) will mobilize its Middle East-based heavy duty, high production cutter suction dredges, the ‘ Carolina’and the ‘ Ohio, ‘ pipelines and auxiliary support equipment. Boskalis, Van Oord and Jan de Nul aren’t the only the only ones who will be sucking vast quantities of mud from the Suez Canal over the next few years.Ī consortium between Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (25%) and Dredging International (75%) announced this week it too has been contracted by the Suez Canal Authority to participate in the large-scale dredging project.
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