Russian port operator Rosmorport has commenced maintenance dredging at the Port of Taganrog.
Rosmorport's own multi-bucket dredger and a hopper barge have been deployed for the project. By the end of the month, another dredger and two hopper barges will arrive at the port to assist.
Dredging works are also scheduled to commence in the waters surrounding one of the floating jetties at the port.
The current phase of dredging at the Port of Taganrog is part of a broader project that will remove a total of more than 1.53 million cubic metres of sediment from the surrounding seabed
Rosmorport will be responsible for extracting 1.06 million cubic metres of sediment while the remainder will be handled by a designated contractor, which will be selected following the completion of a competitive tender process.
The current campaign of dredging works seeks to restore the depth and width of the approach channel leading to the Port of Taganrog.