Compañía Sud Americana de Dragados was next to the field at Expoagro 2023

South American Dredging Company, local subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, leader in dredging, port and maritime works, was present at Expoagro 2023, the largest and most important open-air agro-industrial exhibition in the country, with the aim of continuing to promote this key sector of the economy Argentina from the sustained work throughout almost 3 decades in the dredging of the Trunk Waterway (VNT) and relevant works in ports and access channels such as Bahía Blanca, Quequén, Ushuaia, the Port of Buenos Aires and Dock Sud.

The data speaks for itself… Almost 80% of Argentina’s agro-exports are transported through the VNT and 90% of imports.

For this reason, maintaining the navigability of this neuralgic waterway has become a conditioning factor for the development of the country and the region in general, since it guarantees the logistical operation of the ships that move foreign trade and, consequently, the entry of foreign currency into the country.

Compañía Sud Americana de Dragados finished its works for the arrival of cruise ships

The firm carries out a constant modernization of its fleet, which is why it has a wide variety of dredges that allows you to perform all kinds of tasks and are available for works in Argentina, the region and any other country in the world.

During 2022, Pancho arrived in the country, one of the 5 water injection dredgers that the group has, ideal for working in areas of ports and rivers, with a depth range of more than 20 meters.

Besides the Afonso de Alburquerque, the first ecological dredge in the world, The Ortelius operates in Argentina, a ship with a 6,000 cubic meter capacity, which can drag up to a maximum depth of 35 meters and ultra-low emissions (ULEv), built according to the requirements of Phase V of the European Union and Tier standards. III of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

This powerful ship carried out the integral dredging of the port of Dock Sud, it also carried out the Maintenance tasks of the Bahia Blanca port system and its access channels, and recently carried out dredging works in the Port of Buenos Aires for the General Administration of Ports, in which they extracted close to one million cubic meters of material.

Employment in Argentina

The company employs more than 500 Argentines in highly qualified positions and invests in local human capital, for example, from constant training both in Argentina and in other countries of the world. They also have National Flag treatment boats, manned and directed by Argentine talent, which is combined with ultra-modern and sustainable technology.

“We are very proud to accompany the growth and development of the country based on all our experience, innovation and service capacity over more than 25 years. Provide safety to navigation and the transport of merchandise Through the navigable trunk network, we know that it has had a formidable impact for the Argentine Republic”, explains Pieter Jan De Nul, CEO of Compañía Sud Americana de Dragados.

“There is no doubt that Expoagro concentrates the great agro-industrial center of the country, and represents a must for this sector to continue learning about the benefits of maintaining and deepening waterways to continue promoting foreign trade,” he concluded.

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