In July, the municipality of Velsen and Rijkswaterstaat launched a competition campaign for the naming of the new sea lock at IJmuiden. And with success: The municipality of Velsen received almost 5000 responses!
30-09-2020
Three questions to Graham Wastell from Silver Star Agencies
The new sea lock that is now being built will replace the IJmuiden North Lock. This new 'front door' for the area around Amsterdam has many advantages. Companies in the region are preparing for the moment when the lock will be put into operation.
08-09-2020
New sea lock, what's happening in September and October?
The construction of the new sea lock will continue unabated in the coming months. Work is being carried out on the maintenance dock situated in the inner lock head (number 1 in the picture) and preparations for the Loswal (quay) on the South Lock island (number 2 in the picture) are underway.
25-06-2020
The lock gates, the lock gate chamber and the inner head
After the lock gate chamber of the inner head (at the North Sea Canal side) was sunk to its planned depth in 2019, OpenIJ started the completing works in the lock gate chamber early in 2020.
23-06-2020
We do anything for minimal inconvenience to traffic
Good cooperation is important, especially with the construction of the new sea lock. Jordy Husslage, Head of Operations at Port of Amsterdam, knows all about it.
23-06-2020
Three questions to Peter van Hoogstraten of OpenIJ
In recent months, the corona crisis has also reached the new sea lock in IJmuiden. OpenIJ started taking measures at the construction site at a very early stage. Peter van Hoogstraten is project leader at OpenIJ for the eastern part of the lock in IJmuiden. We asked him three questions about this.
