Posted on August 7, 2017
Valencia Port Authority (APV) is to dredge 690,000 cubic metres to deepen existing quays to accommodate vessels of up to 20,000 teu. The recovered spoil will then be used as infill material for Phase I of the new northern container terminal.
The work, which will cost €5.2m, should see both projects finished in mid-2018. APV is investing a total of €18m to allow all three of its container terminals to handle the latest generation of box ship. Alongside draft is being deepened to a depth of 17m-18m.
Once work is completed, the port will have 1,900 metres of berthing line capable of accommodating 20,000 teu vessels on Levante, Transversal de Costa and Príncipe Felipe quays. This will mean that up to four of these vessels can be handled simultaneously in the port.
Draft deepening work is currently underway at Levante Quay, where the existing 15.2 metres is being increased to 17 metres.
Source: portstrategy
