Germany: Officials Announce Plan for Hamburg Port Backfilling Works

Hamburg Port Authority AöR has announced a plan for the backfilling works in the southern area of the Port of Hamburg.

This project includes:

– Silt removal in the range of hotspots and below a planned UW-overflow threshold;

– Construction of a UW-overflow threshold across the harbour, Installation of sand in various processes (trickling, dumping);

– Profiling a heaping of sand body up. NN +11.5 m; Installation of vertical drains;

– Establishing a temporary dewatering of the adjacent surfaces;

– Dismantling and removal of the overfill installation.

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Dredging Today Staff, April 4, 2013