EXCLUSIVE: Jan De Nul TSHD Galileo Galilei kicks off Babitonga dredging project

The Jan De Nul’s giant trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Galileo Galilei is currently very busy working in Brazil, restoring the minimum depth of 14 meters throughout the Babitonga Port Complex access channel. 

The latest dredging program will cover the full 22-kilometer stretch of the channel – 17 kilometers in the inner channel and 5 kilometers in the outer channel – in Babitonga Bay.

Around the Port of São Francisco do Sul, dredging work will take place at the turning basin, docking areas, and berths.

An estimated 1.6 million cubic meters of sediment will be removed and deposited in an offshore disposal area designated by the environmental authorities, 23 kilometers from the Port of São Francisco do Sul.

The project is expected to last between 30 and 40 days.