Yangtze Canal widening completes first phase as second phase starts

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Yangtze Canal widening completes first phase as second phase starts

Van Oord · DREDGING.app news brief ·

Van Oord reports delivery of twelve tugboat berths and the start of work on twenty inland shipping berths in the Netherlands.

Van Oord announced on 24 July 2026 that the first phase of the Yangtze Canal widening project had been completed. The consortium of Hakkers, De Klerk and Van Oord delivered a tugboat quay with twelve berths and shore power facilities. Van Oord said the canal was widened by 500 metres along its southern side to accommodate the work.

The consortium has started the second phase, comprising 1,450 metres of quay wall and twenty new inland shipping berths, also with shore power facilities.

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