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Maintenance dredging port of ELNG and Marine port Idku

Location Alexandria, Idku, Egypt
Client Egyptian LNG Liquefaction Projects S.A.E. (ELNG)
Period Since 2005
Equipment used Mahury
Parana
Saramacca
Seine
From 2005 until 2019 deployment of Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Seine (now sold)
Dredging volume Approx. 2.000.000 m3 per year

About the project

Port of ELNG

Maintenance dredging in the entrance port, turning circle and along the jetty in the port of ELNG. This port is located east of Abu Qir Bay, about 40 kilometers east of the city of Alexandria.
Dump the dredged material at the disposal site. This dumping location is about 17 kilometers from the dredging location.

  • Dredging volume: ± 1,500,000 m3 per year

Navy port (IDKU Navy Port)

Maintenance dredging in the entrance harbor, turning circle and along the jetty in the Marine harbor of IDKU. This port is located east of Abu Qir Bay, about 38 kilometers east of the city of Alexandria.
Dump the dredged material at the disposal site. This dumping location is about 10 kilometers from the dredging location.

  • Dredging volume: ± 500,000 m3 per year

Activities at both locations

  • Hydrographic services (periodic soil depth surveys).
  • In addition to maintenance dredging, the work also includes obtaining all necessary permits and approvals.

The new five-year maintenance contract runs from 2019-2024


 

Photos of the project

Read more about the used equipment

Mahury
Parana
Saramacca
Seine