PORTS & HARBOURS

Jan De Nul Group awarded dredging project in Iraq

16 years ago

The Belgian Jan De Nul Group has signed a contract for the deepening of Umm Qasr Port in the southernmost tip of Iraq, near the border with Kuwait. The port is Iraq’s gateway to the Arabian Gulf and a lifeline for import of mixed cargo and bulk goods. Over the years the port has slowly silted up.

Jan de Nul will deploy a small and medium size trailer suction hopper dredgers at Umm Qasr.

The Belgian Jan De Nul Group has signed a contract for the deepening of Umm Qasr Port in the southernmost tip of Iraq, near the border with Kuwait. The port is Iraq’s gateway to the Arabian Gulf and a lifeline for import of mixed cargo and bulk goods. Over the years the port has slowly silted up.