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Article: DP World Djazair backs marine environment initiative in Algeria.
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- WAM - United Arab Emirates News Agency
- Article date:
- May 31, 2009
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Algiers, 31 May, 2009 (WAM) - DP World Djazair, a joint venture between global port operator DP World and the Algerian port authority, today launched "Clean Ports", a comprehensive marine clean-up effort. The initiative was jointly sponsored by DP World supplier Kone Cranes, a leading global manufacturer of heavy lifting equipment to the maritime industry, and coordinated by RECIFS, an Algerian association of professional divers.
"Clean Ports" involved three teams of more than 20 divers each working simultaneously at three recreational and fishing ports near the Algerian capital--Tamentefoust, El Jamila and Sidi Fredh. Over a six-hour stretch, RECIFS, assisted by ...