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Jan De Nul Group Acquires EUR
250 Million Port Dredging Contract
in Joint Venture in Mumbai, India
Jan De Nul Group in joint venture with Royal
Boskalis Westminster N.V. has acquired a
contract with port operator Jawaharlal Nehru
Port Trust for the deepening and widening of
the access channel towards Jawaharlal Nehru
Port in Mumbai, India. The contract carries a
value of approximately EUR 250 million with a
50% share for Jan De Nul Group. The works
are scheduled to commence in the coming
weeks and will be completed within two years.
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Oil & Gas Leaders • June 2017
The areas to be dredged include the 35.5
kilometers long access channel and various
turning basins and anchorage areas. In total
more than 40 million cubic meters of sand,
silt, clay and rock will be removed. For this
project a jumbo trailing suction hopper
dredger will be deployed in combination with
a jumbo cutter suction dredger and a large
backhoe. Jawaharlal Nehru Port is the largest
container handling port in the country. Upon
completion of the project the port will be able
to accommodate larger container vessels.