en.Wedoany.com Reported - In June 2026, Belgian dredging and marine engineering group DEME signed a dredging contract with the Tunisian Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports (OMMP) to enhance the accessibility, safety, and international standard compliance of several strategic ports in Tunisia. The project covers three port areas: Sousse, Menzel-Bourguiba/Bizerte, and Radès/La Goulette.

Headquartered in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, DEME was founded in 1876 and celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2026. It is a global leader in dredging, offshore energy, and marine infrastructure engineering contracting, operating in over 90 countries worldwide.

According to the contract, the project adopts a phased execution strategy. In the first phase, DEME will construct cofferdams at the ports of Menzel-Bourguiba and Sousse, which are over 200 kilometers apart. In the second phase, DEME will carry out large-scale dredging operations across all three port areas. The dredging operations will be executed using a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD).

For the disposal of dredged material, the project employs three locally adapted sustainable solutions: in Sousse and Menzel-Bourguiba, the dredged material will be used for land reclamation; in Bizerte, a combined approach will be adopted—part of the material will be backfilled to Menzel-Bourguiba, while the remainder will be disposed of at sea; in Radès and La Goulette, all dredged material will be pumped to designated onshore areas.

The Tunisian Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports (OMMP) is the government agency responsible for merchant shipping and port management in Tunisia, overseeing the country's major commercial ports. Sousse is an important port city on the eastern Mediterranean coast of Tunisia; Menzel-Bourguiba and Bizerte are located in northern Tunisia; Radès and La Goulette are near the capital city of Tunis, forming one of the busiest port areas in Tunisia. The implementation of this dredging project will enhance the navigability and international competitiveness of these ports.

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