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PHOTO: TSHD Elbe working in the Antigua April 30, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic
Dutch Dredging, a medium size dredging company based in Sliedrecht in the Netherlands, has been busy lately dredging sediments from the St. Johns Harbour, Antigua Island.
The former British colony Antigua, is a Caribbean island with 365 beaches. In Antigua the authorities are building a new cruise terminal for the oasis and quantum-class cruise ships.
This requires more draught in the channel of 12.3m and a large turning circle 11.3m deep with a matching mooring basin of 10.8m deep.
The work on this project started in 2020 and will continue throughout 2021. For the project, the company is using the 2800 m3 hopper dredger Elbe, which is is mainly active in the Caribbean and South America.