The construction of the new 500-metre long sea lock at the entrance of the North Sea Canal is progressing according to schedule.
The undertaking is aimed at improving the accessibility of the port. In the coming months, the contractor Open IJ will assemble the two lock heads and the lock chamber. Images have been taken of the sea lock from drones as it is already visible from the air.
On the construction site, the lock chamber walls are going up. In the ground, the first 120 metres of diaphragm wall has been completed. Additionally, the cofferdam of the lock gate chamber of the inner lock head has been drained. The cofferdam of the outer lock head will follow at the end of the month.
The Port of Amsterdam said that the concreting works will start as soon as the cofferdams have been drained.
On track for 2018
The Port of Amsterdam said together with Rotterdam-based oil storage company Vopak, to invest in additional vessel handling infrastructure. One jetty will be extended with one berth for seagoing vessels and a quay wall with two berths will be built for barges. This will bring the total number of berths to four for seagoing vessels and ten for barges by the end of 2018. Pumping capacity at the terminal will also be increased.
