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Van Oord wins maintenance dredging contracts
29 May 2008
The Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management has awarded Van Oord Nederland a contract to carry out maintenance dredging in Witte Tonnen Vlije and Brabantsche Vaarwater (parts of the Oosterschelde estuary) and the Zuid-Beveland Canal.
A small trailing suction hopper dredger, a crane vessel and a water injection vessel will be used to remove some 550,000 cu/m of material.
The 11km long Zuid-Beveland Canal runs from van Hansweert (on the Westerschelde estuary) to Wemeldinge (on the Oosterschelde). It is a primary route for shipping.
Dredged spoil will be placed in the Westerschelde and Oosterschelde. Some will also be pumped up onto the Galgeplaat tidal flats to promote natural development. The project will start this month and run until February 2009.
Van Oord Nederland is currently also carrying out maintenance dredging in the canal running from Ghent to Terneuzen. The project involves removing 810,000 cu/m of silt from the section of the canal between Terneuzen and the Belgian border.
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