Mamdouh ElShety, Damietta port media spokesman, said that the dredger Mecca affiliated to Suez Canal authority is continuing dredging and maintenance works of the navigational channel for a period that exceeded two weeks, where 419526 cubic meter have been dredged to preserve safety and security of vessels after the gales that the port has been exposed to lately.
ElShety has also added in his statements that they have made a request to Suez Canal authority to help with a dredger, affiliated to it, this after the state of siltation Damietta port navigational channel has been exposed to, and the choice has been for the dredger Mecca.