General – Dredging
Van Oord and Boskalis have commenced the preparatory dredging works for Sweden’s largest dredging project in modern times.
To facilitate the production and export of green steel in the north of Sweden, the port and waterways in Luleå need to be deepened.
Once the Malmporten project is completed, the Port of Luleå will be able to accommodate larger vessels, enabling three to four times the current cargo capacity. The dredging of the port and waterways significantly improves maritime transport efficiency while minimising environmental impact.
Van Oord’s backhoe dredger Simson and Boskalis’ backhoe dredger Magnor now started dredging the port and fairway to enable the subsequent work to be carried out as efficiently as possible.
