The Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) has awarded the early dredging and reclamation works for the Phase 1 Anaklia Deep Sea Port project to Van Oord. The port will be the first deep water port in Georgia.
‘This is a historical moment, since Georgia has never witnessed marine works of this kind taking into consideration its scale and engineering solutions that are related to conduct reclamation activities,’ says Ronny Solberg, CEO of the Anaklia Construction Management team.
Anaklia Deep Sea Port
The construction of Anaklia Deep Sea Port will facilitate trade between Asia and Europe. The Anaklia Port is planned to enter into commercial operation in December 2020 and is expected to become one of the largest ports in the Black Sea region with a handling capacity of up to 10,000 TEU vessels.
Athena
Van Oord will deploy the self-propelled cutter suction dredger Athena to dredge a total amount of 5 million m3 of sand and will also be responsible for the installation of vertical drainage.
Picture: Cutter suction dredger Athena (by Van Oord).
