Dubai: DP World announced yesterday that it has successfully completed the largest dredging programme at its flagship Jebel Ali Port in 10 years, allowing the port to handle more big vessels at the same time by deepening the draught.
The dredging added to the expansion work currently underway will enable Jebel Ali Port to handle up to 10 of the next generation 18,000 teu vessels at the same time – the only port in the region able to do so.
In total, 477,000 cu m of soil have been dredged from 2,900 m of quay wall at the roll-on roll-off (roro) vehicle carrier terminal, the tanker terminal and three container berths. The dredging deepened the draught of the roro and tanker berths from -10.5 to -11.5 m while container berths 14, 16 and 17 were extended from -14 to -16 m. [08/04/13]
