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PVD installation Port of St. Nazaire, France

PVD installation Port of St. Nazaire, France In 2007, we installed 375,000m1 of prefabricated vertical drains, with an installation depth up to 30m.   PVD installation is part of our segment consolidation. St. Nazaire

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PVD for tailing pond remediation, France

PVD for tailing pond remediation, France Cofra has installed vertical drains for the remediation of a tailing pond in 2019. PVD installation is part of our segment consolidation.

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Offshore PVD installation M02 basin enclosure Port de Brest, France

Offshore PVD installation M02 basin enclosure Port de Brest, France In 2018, we installed 415,000m1 of prefabricated vertical drains from a barge, with an installation depth up to 17 below seabed.  PVD installation is part of our segment consolidation. Bouygues Brest Cofra B.V.

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Tailing pond treatment

Tailing pond treatment The sloping bedrock on this project in Lancrans - France constantly challenges our operators to adapt to the changing depth conditions. The installation of PVD in tailing ponds in mountainous areas is not our day to day activity, but non the less an interesting change to the daily routine.  The use of GPS based positioning and registration of installation data reduces the risks of hitting the bedrock with high

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Tricolor

Tricolor The car carrier Tricolor sank after colliding with a container vessel. The 16,000 dwt car carrier sank after she collided with a container vessel in the English Channel near France. SMIT was acting as a leader in the consortium ‘Combinatie Berging Tricolor' to remove the wreck. It was decided to cut the wreck into nine pieces, utilizing the ‘Kursk' cutting wire. The nine sections were lifted onto barges and mobilized under

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Port development, Cherbourg

Port development, Cherbourg To accommodate an assembly plant for wind turbines, a 220 m quay wall had to be added to the existing quay and two hectares of land behind the new quay had to be reclaimed. In anticipation of offshore wind farm developments in France, the Port Authorities... behind the constructed quay; Testing and hand-over of the work. Port Normands Associés (PNA) Port of Cherbourg, France Soletanchy-Bachy/Atlantique

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