Dredging of inner basins started in Port of Gdynia

Work has begun on the dredging of the inner basins of the Port of Gdynia, reports Wuprohyd of Gdynia, which designed the project. The port basin will be deepened from 13.5 to 16 metres. – The basic aim of the project is to enable the largest ships in the Baltic Sea to call at the port – said Jacek Sadaj, president of the Maritime Board in July this year. Jacek Sadaj, President of the Port of Gdynia Authority SA.

The task of “Redevelopment of the inner basins of the Port of Gdynia to a depth of 16 metres” is the final stage of a long-term investment carried out by the Port of Gdynia Authority as part of the investment task “Dredging of the approach track and the inner basins of the Port of Gdynia – stages I and III and redevelopment of quays in the Port of Gdynia – stages II and III”.

– The implementation of the project will contribute to a fuller utilisation of the port’s potential, an increase in the level of transshipments at the terminals, and thus increase the competitiveness of the Port of Gdynia in the Baltic Sea region – the president of Port Gdynia SA said a few months ago.

As we can read on Wuprohyd’s website, the ongoing construction project, apart from the dredging works, also includes the demolition of bottom reinforcements, the reconstruction of underwater cable installations, the construction of new bottom reinforcements, as well as backfilling and regulation works in the port.

The dredging works, according to the design assumptions, are divided into six phases: dredging of the Awanport, dredging of the Awanport and the Port Channel in the section between Turntable 1 and Turntable 2, dredging of the Port Channel, dredging of Basin V, dredging of Basin IV and dredging of Basin III.

The works will deplete approximately 4 million m3 of excavated material, which will be deposited in a marine flap. This amount would make it possible to backfill 1,600 full-size Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The contractor is the Belgian company JanDeNul and the job is expected to take around 16 months to complete.

Source: PortalMorski.pl