'Leonardo Da Vinci' arrives for a $1 billion Port Botany expansion

摘要

The dredger 'Leonardo Da Vinci' has arrived at Australia's Port Botany to fulfil its role in the port's A$l billion (US$680 million) expansion plans.rnSydney Ports Corporation representative Grant Gilfillan explained that construction began in July 2008 and the scope of the project includes the reclamation of 63 hectares to build a 60-hectare terminal with five new shipping berths and 1,850 metres of new wharves.rnMeasuring 130 metres in length and 22.4 metres at the beam, the self-propelled cutter suction dredger 'Leonardo Da Vinci', owned by Dutch firm Jan De Nul, will be involved in preparing the foundations of the new wharves, dredging to a depth of 30 metres.