  km ▁to ▁the ▁sea ▁some ▁ 2 9 ▁million   m 3 ▁will ▁be ▁d red ged ; ▁in ▁addition ▁DE ME ▁is ▁rec laim ing ▁ 1 8 ▁million   m 3 ▁in ▁the ▁Th ames . ▁The ▁ 4 0 0 ▁million ▁p ound ▁contract ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁finished ▁by ▁mid - 2 0 1 4 . ▁For ▁the ▁civil ian ▁works , ▁DE ME ▁is ▁team ing ▁with ▁British ▁contract or ▁La ing ▁O ' R our ke . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁formal ▁delivery ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁DE ME ▁completed ▁the ▁w iden ing ▁and ▁deep ening ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Dur ban , ▁South ▁Africa ▁that ▁had ▁begun ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁existing ▁northern ▁break water ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁re built ; ▁the ▁existing ▁southern ▁break water ▁was ▁strength ened ; ▁the ▁port ▁entrance ▁channel ▁was ▁w iden ed ▁from ▁ 1 2 0 m ▁to ▁ 2 2 0 m ; ▁and ▁deep ened ▁from ▁ 1 2 . 8 m ▁to ▁ 1 9 m ▁in ▁the ▁outer ▁channel ▁and ▁ 1 7 m ▁in ▁the ▁inner ▁port . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 ▁million   m 3 ▁of ▁material ▁was ▁d red ged , ▁part ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁foundation ▁and ▁rein for cement ▁of ▁the ▁break w aters . ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁m ega - di pper ▁Pin oc chio ▁and ▁two ▁split