The initially of 3 lock entrances for the brand-new, bigger lock being created at the entry of the North Sea Canal at IJmuiden, Netherlands came to its last location today after being transferred fromSouth Korea

The lock gateway was pulled by a pull from Maasvlakte 2 at the Port of Rotterdam throughout the North Sea to IJmuiden where it will certainly be utilized in the building and construction of what will certainly come to be the biggest sea secure the globe, giving accessibility to the Amsterdam port area to bigger seagoing vessels.

The 3 lock entrances shown up in the Netherlands from South Korea aboard the hefty lift vessel Talisman on 6 December 2018. Due to their dimension, evictions needs to be unloaded in Rotterdam prior to transportation to IJmuiden.

To fit ever before bigger vessels, OpenIJ has actually been dealing with the building and construction of the brand-new lock at IJmuiden considering that 2016. At a huge 500 meters long, 70 meters large and also 18 meters deep, the lock will certainly be the biggest worldwide.

“It is good that – after a long journey – the first lock gate has now arrived at its destination,” stated Minister of Infrastructure and also Water Management, Cora vanNieuwenhuizen “This is a milestone for this project and the start of a new chapter in the construction of the largest sea lock in the world.”

The brand-new gateway which arrived today determines 72 meters long, 24 meters high and also 11 meters large, and also considers roughly 3,000 heaps. As quickly as the weather condition allows, the various other 2 lock entrances will certainly additionally be pulled from Maasvlakte to IJmuiden.

The job is a joint endeavor in between the Ministry of Infrastructure and also Water Management, the Province of North Holland, the Municipality of Amsterdam, Port of Amsterdam and also the Municipality ofVelsen

Construction tasks at the website of the brand-new lock are currently industrious, with greater than 200,000 m3 of concrete currently put.