The new sea lock will be completely dredged out and all this sand will have to go somewhere. How does this work? What are they doing with all this sand? Arjan Kroot, site manager of the lock complex, explained the working techniques used on the construction site.

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.

The Dutch seaports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Terneuzen/Vlissingen, Moerdijk, and Groningen have jointly won the ‘World Ports Sustainability Award’.

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.

The following works will be carried out in May and June: The western part of the Middle Lock island (number 1 in the picture) will be cleared; the cofferdam for the lock sill of the outer head (2) will be removed; testing will be carried out on the new lock gates in Amsterdam and IJmuiden (3).

The Director of the Public Body Central Nautical Management, who is also the State Harbour Master, announces the following:

The precise source of the instruction that ships with a beam of more than 35 metres wishing to pass through the IJmuiden North Lock must be assisted by two pilots could not be found on the Port of Amsterdam's website. Therefore the text of the Basijn (Announcement) in question, i.e. No.19/1988, will be given below:

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR SHIPPING AND MARITIME AFFAIRS


REGION IJMOND

Regulation on the Notification of Seagoing Ships North Sea Canal Area 2019.

Decree adopting the ‘Marine Chemist Declaration Form’

The attached LNG bunkering map is only available in Dutch.