2023-09-04 16:58:44
South American Dredging Companya local subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, reported that recently completed the dredging work in the access channel to the port of Santa Fe.
The task consisted of removal of 60,000 m3 of sediments, which made it possible to maintain the navigable conditions of the areawhich has a total length of 7.3 km and for which, it required dredging at kilometers 586 to 589 of the Main Navigable Way (VNT).
For the fourth consecutive year, the firm was chosen to guarantee the accessibility of the port of santafesino, that since the last dredging operation carried out in 2022, between the surveys of kilometers 586.0 and 589.0 it had suffered losses of depths with different levels of sedimentation that extend throughout the first 3,000 meters.
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At the beginning of the work, bathymetry studies of the Faculty of Engineering and Water Sciences of the UNL demonstrated the importance of improving the operating conditions of the different terminals in the areasubject to the conditions offered by the depth level of the VNT.
ultramodern boat
Within this framework, and to guarantee the success of the work, the company allocated its Alfonso de Albuquerque suction vessel, an ultra-modern, high-tech vessel, which stands out for being the first dredger in the world to comply with strict international environmental standards, the Euro V. In addition, it has a state-of-the-art gas filtering system, which achieves a certified reduction of 99% of residual particles from the combustion.
Also, this ship was specially designed for the removal and cleaning of soft and loose soilswith a length of 89.3 meters and a beam of 22 meters, with a capacity of 3,500m3 and up to a depth of 27.6 meters and which also has National Flag treatment, reported from the company.
From Compañía Sud Americana de Dragados they expressed their “satisfaction for having been chosen for the development of this work, which favors the operation and competitiveness of the port of Santa Fe, key to the export of Argentine agriculturesince thanks to its strategic location it has the potential to be the main cargo transfer station of the Paraná-Paraguay Trunk Waterway”.
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