EXCLUSIVE: Jan De Nul gears up for São Francisco do Sul dredging

A maintenance dredging program at the São Francisco do Sul port complex is on its way, NSC Total said.

Under the dredging project, a total of 1.6 million cubic meters of sediment is set to be removed.

The winning bid for the job was awarded to Jan De Nul do Brasil.

Work is expected to start within 45 days of signing the contract – scheduled to happen this week.

Meanwhile, a larger dredging project involving the removal of 12 million cubic meters of sediment from the external channel is in the licensing phase and will be carried out in partnership with Porto Itapoá.

The majority of the sediment will be removed from the external channel, with additional dredging in the internal channel and the turning basin, which provides access to berthing areas.