▁the ▁de cade ▁in ▁the ▁Sch elde ▁access ▁channel ▁to ▁Ant werp ; ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁access ▁lan es ▁to ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁sea ▁ports ; ▁the ▁El be ▁river ▁between ▁C ux h aven ▁and ▁Hamburg ▁in ▁Germany ; ▁the ▁Or in oco ▁river ▁in ▁Venezuela ; ▁the ▁mouth s ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ▁D elta ▁in ▁Niger ia , ▁a . o . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁five ▁contin ents , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁active ▁with ▁capital ▁d red ging , ▁land ▁re clam ation ▁and ▁port ▁construction . ▁In ▁France , ▁DE ME ▁companies ▁completed ▁the ▁Port ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁extension ▁project ▁in ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Le ▁Hav re . ▁The ▁€ 2 1 8 ▁million ▁contract ▁involved ▁a ▁total ▁d red ged ▁volume ▁of ▁over ▁ 4 5 ▁million   m 3 ; ▁construction ▁of ▁ 1 0   km ▁of ▁break w aters ; ▁and ▁ 7 8   ha ▁of ▁land ▁re clam ation . ▁Marine ▁works ▁were ▁executed ▁in ▁t ides ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 8   m ▁and ▁strong ▁curr ents ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 ▁kn ots . ▁On ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast ▁of ▁France , ▁DE ME ▁finished ▁the ▁F os 2 X L ▁extension ▁at ▁F os - sur - Mer . ▁The ▁€ 4 0 0 ▁million ▁contract ▁was ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Marse ille ▁Author ity ▁( P MA ) ▁to ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁in ▁which ▁DE ME - comp an ies ▁carried ▁out ▁the ▁d red