IJmuiden Archives - Maritime Shipping News

Amsterdam proceeds with new sea lock

5 September 2019

In the coming months, the space between the walls of the dividing dam (number 1 in the picture) and the walls of the northern part of the flood barrier (number 2 in the picture) will be filled with sand. Work is also underway on the foundation of the rails for the upper wheel carriages on the walls of the outer head (number 3 in the picture). Building Consortium OpenIJ is also continuing the sinking operation of the inner head (number 4 in the picture).

Dividing dam

The space between the walls of...

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Amsterdam: The new sea lock’s progress

6 March 2019

In March and April, work will be carried out to the exterior facade of the Lock Operation Centre (SOC) (number 1 in the picture); various engineering works will be carried out to complete the lock gates; construction activities are still being carried out to heighten the walls of the inner lock head (number 2 in the picture); and builders are also busy with the construction of the lock sill of the inner head (number 3 in the picture). The concrete pouring operations to the floor of the lock...

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First lock gate arrived at IJmuiden

22 January 2019

The first of a total of three lock gates for the new sea lock has arrived at IJmuiden on Jan. 20. The lock gate was towed by a tug across the North Sea to its final destination. On its way from South Korea to IJmuiden – with a stopover at Maasvlakte 2 – the lock gate has covered a total of more than 26,000 km. The transport over the last 150 km took 30 hours and went smoothly.

Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, is pleased with the arrival of the lock gate:...

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Lock gates arrived in Netherlands – Project proceeds

8 January 2019

The construction activities on the site of the new sea lock in IJmuiden are in full swing. More than 200,000 m3 of concrete have now been poured and still more will be poured in January and February, including concrete for the inner lock head (number 1 in the picture) and for the lock chamber (number 3 in the picture). Also in January and February, work will continue on the completion of the lock gates and on the local control buildings – which are now taking shape (numbers 4 in the picture).

The...

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