ISMAILIA, Egypt, Aug 5 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA), held a ceremony yesterday, to celebrate the recent arrival of a cutter suction dredger (CSD) named, Hussein Tantawy.
The ceremony was attended by SCA Chairman, Osama Rabie, and Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, who hoisted the national flag on the new dredger.
“The dredger is the largest and most advanced in the Middle East and Africa,” said Rabie during the ceremony, describing the new dredger as “an unprecedented addition to the SCA fleet.”
The inclusion of the dredger to the SCA fleet comes, as one of the important steps made, as part of an integrated development strategy, to develop the canal’s waterway and maintain its leading position despite various global challenges, the SCA chief said.
Rabie noted that, the CSD Hussein Tantawy is characterised by advanced technical specifications and equipped with the latest systems of 3D bottom imaging and scanning, as well as control, safety and security systems.
With a long slender shape and high spud towers, the dredger is 147.4 metres long and 23 metres wide and can provide a maximum dredging depth of 35 metres.
The SCA similarly celebrated in Apr, the arrival of another giant dredger, CSD Mohab Mameesh.
