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Record 1 2002-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
CONT

When new harbour facilities are built, large amounts of material almost always have to be removed to create navigation and mooring areas. Such projects are called capital dredging projects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
CONT

La construction de nouvelles installations portuaires donne presque toujours lieu à l'excavation de volumes importants de matériaux lors de la création des aires de navigation et d'accostage. On parle dans ces cas de dragages de capitalisation.

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