VIDEO: Dredging to keep Hamburg Port operational

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Two million tonnes of sediment will have been dredged from the Port of Hamburg by the end of the year, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) says.

After being tested for any chemicals or impurities, the silt is taken on a seven-hour voyage to be dumped in the North Sea.

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