The Port of Hamburg in Germany has completed the first phase of the Elbe widening project, enabling vessels of combined length of up to 98m to pass safely in the widened section.
Called the passing box, the section of the Elbe river has been widened to 385m. Previously, only ships with a combined length of 90m could pass through.
The remaining work to widen the passing box on the three-kilometre section is expected to be completed by the middle of this year.
Following the work completion, the...
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