Egypt · Africa · EG PSD
Bur Sa'id
Canal or Lake · Large harbour · Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean
Port information
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Anchorage depth
- 17.1 m
- Berth depth
- 12.5 m
- Tide range
- —
- Max vessel draught
- —
- Water
- fresh
- Likely soil (estimate)
- Silt / mud, Clay
- Position
- 31.267, 32.300
Dredgers that can do the job here
- TSHDTrailing suction hopper · Medium–jumbo (5,000 m³+)
Loose sand or silt in open water. Can work while ships keep moving and carry spoil long distances.
- WIDWater injection · Water injection
Cheap upkeep for fine silt in channels with a current.
- CSDCutter suction · Medium (400–550 mm)
Deepening work where spoil is pumped through a pipeline to land.