The Director of the Central Nautical Management North Sea Canal Area, who is also the State Harbour Master

Due to the replacement of hydraulic valves, the IJmuiden Middle Lock will be closed

Policy regulations for transiting the IJmuiden North lock and the North Sea Canal with


marginal ships - eastgoing and westgoing

Due to scheduled maintenance and a door change, the IJmuiden South Lock will be closed on

Due to scheduled maintenance. the IJmuiden Middle Lock will be closed on

A damaged dolphin at the IJmuiden Averijhaven lightering location will be replaced in the period from 8 January 2024 to 4 February 2024.

This means that the lightering location will not be accessible to ships in the period from 8 to 10 January 2024 and not be accessible to Capesize ships from 11 January to 4 February 2024.

The Kleine-Sluis IJmuiden is closed due to a diving inspection for a door change on:

January 10, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

If the maintenance needs to be postponed due to weather conditions, it will be carried out on January 12, 2024 from 08:00 to 14:00.

In the area that is located in the Closed IJ, near the Ruijterkade Oost between the CS boulevard and the former eastern entrance, from 8 January 2024 to 15 February 2024 work is being carried out for the purpose of installing a temporary pedestrian pontoon.

See attached file.

Due to scheduled maintenance, the IJmuiden Sea Lock will be closed on