Jebel Ali Port decade-long dredging from 14 to 16 metres completed
JEBEL Ali Port has successfully completed the largest dredging programme at a DP World port over a 10-year period, allowing the port to handle more mega vessels simultaneously through dredging.
The dredging at Container Terminal 2 will allow for increased capacity of one million TEU and a further four million TEU at Container Terminal 3 by 2014 allowing handling of 10 of the next generation mega vessels of 18,000 TEU.
In total, 477,000 cubic metres of soil have been dredged from 2,900 metres of quay wall at the ro-ro vehicle carrier terminal, the tanker terminal and three container berths. The dredging deepened the draught of the ro-ro and tanker berths from depth of 10.5 metres to 11.5 metres while container berths 14, 16 and 17 were extended from depth of 14 metres to 16 metres.
DP World chairman His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said the development supports the region's commercial hub and its ability to handle next generation mega container ships.
The expansion work will meet demand from its customers at current weekly handling of three ULCS with average capacity of 14,000 TEU to increase steadily in the coming years, said DP World managing director Mohammed Al Muallem.
DP World worked with regulators in Dubai to comply with the relevant environmental legislation for the dredging project. Compliance measures included a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) carried out before the dredging works began.
The EIA identified minor negatives which are mitigated by positive benefits of sediments from the harbour floor identified for removal to be re-used in the ongoing reclamation of Jebel Ali Island to the North of Container Terminal 2 providing that the engineering quality of the soil was up to standard.
JEBEL Ali Port has successfully completed the largest dredging programme at a DP World port over a 10-year period, allowing the port to handle more mega vessels simultaneously through dredging.
The dredging at Container Terminal 2 will allow for increased capacity of one million TEU and a further four million TEU at Container Terminal 3 by 2014 allowing handling of 10 of the next generation mega vessels of 18,000 TEU.
In total, 477,000 cubic metres of soil have been dredged from 2,900 metres of quay wall at the ro-ro vehicle carrier terminal, the tanker terminal and three container berths. The dredging deepened the draught of the ro-ro and tanker berths from depth of 10.5 metres to 11.5 metres while container berths 14, 16 and 17 were extended from depth of 14 metres to 16 metres.
DP World chairman His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said the development supports the region's commercial hub and its ability to handle next generation mega container ships.
The expansion work will meet demand from its customers at current weekly handling of three ULCS with average capacity of 14,000 TEU to increase steadily in the coming years, said DP World managing director Mohammed Al Muallem.
DP World worked with regulators in Dubai to comply with the relevant environmental legislation for the dredging project. Compliance measures included a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) carried out before the dredging works began.
The EIA identified minor negatives which are mitigated by positive benefits of sediments from the harbour floor identified for removal to be re-used in the ongoing reclamation of Jebel Ali Island to the North of Container Terminal 2 providing that the engineering quality of the soil was up to standard.