INTRODUCTION The German steel-maker Thyssen Krupp Steel and the Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) have teamed up to construct a € 3 billion steel factory at Sepetiba. This is a small town of 36,000 inhabitants near Rio de Janeiro with good access to the Atlantic Ocean. The new steel factory will allow Brazil not only to export more of its plentiful mineral resources, but also to produce semi-finished products that can be sold at higher margins. The government authorities of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro both support the project. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS Dredging work on the project started in November 2006. The contract called for the dredging of 11 million m 3 of material to construct a harbor basin 14.5 meters deep and an access channel. To build the ste

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