Maintenance Port of Brussels

Maintenance dredging works in the port of Brussels
Maintenance dredging works in the port of Brussels
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Project specifications

Location
Port of Brussels (from Vilvoorde in the North till Drogenbos in the South)
Client
Port of Brussels NV
Contractor
DC Industrial
Technique
Mechanical dredging with pontoon and excavator
Activity
Period
2006 - 2019
Equipment
Hitachi 870 LR (front part of the harbor) and Zaxis 350 (from Becodok till Drogenbos)
Contact person(s)
Luc Nizet

Description of the works

40.000 m³/year.

Obtaining the permits and environmental sediment research, taking samples and analysis.

Maintenance dredging works.

  • Cleaning up and disposal of foreign objects in the zone.
  • Dredging canal, docks and turning basin.
  • Dredging weirs, mob/demob included.
  • Sorting and screening of dredged material.
  • Disposal of residual materials not recovered by sorting and sieving.
  • Dehydration of the dredged material.
  • Transport after dehydration to a licensed final destination.
  • Storage and/or processing of dewatered sludge.

Our added value

Reduced execution times and optimal management of transport (waterway).