By Mordechai Taji - A Washington Post article last week resurfaced the issue that Argentina s national football team featured no black players, as opposed to Germany, Spain, France, and other European squads.
The Gerardus Mercator is the largest dredge ever to operate in Argentine waters
Dredging has started off the Argentine port of Bahía Blanca this week to restore the main channel so that ships up to 45 feet deep or 50 50 feet at high tide can be allowed in.
Ports are vital for an economy where 82% of its exports depend on access to the sea and Argentina is very much in need of alternatives to the Paraná river waterway, which is not fully safe from occasional droughts or inconveniences.
The Bahía Blanca works have been entrusted to the Jan de Nul Group, a world leader in maritime infrastructure. Bahía Blanca is Argentina s third port in terms of storage capacity and load rate.