News / Spades finally get dirty as Elbe deepening gets under way after 13 years

24/07/2019

The Elbe deepening project finally got under way yesterday, following years of delay which saw the port of Hamburg tumble down the European port rankings.

The two-year project involves dredging the lower and outer sections of the river to a tide-independent depth of 13.5 metres and ...

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