The Counter-Silting Dike Construction & Dredging Project in the Friendship Harbor of Mauritania

Effect picture of the project after its completion

Effect picture of the Sediment Barrier

The 585.1m-long Friendship Harbor, located at the Nouakchott Atlantic frontage, has been playing the role of the communicative hub of trade transportation in West Africa and it has greatly enhance the economic development of Mauritania and the neighboring countries since the completion of the first phase of the project.

This Project will settle the silting problem on the north side of existing wharfs No.1, 2 and 3. The Dike Projet started at november 30th, 2014, lasting 19 months.