The harbour of Esbjerg, in western Denmark, is the country’s largest harbour and hosts 80% of Danish industry. There is significant synergy between the traditionally strong oil and gas sector and the rapidly growing wind turbine industry. The southern part of the harbour was expanded to accommodate the growth of operations.
For the contract with Rohde Nielsen A/S, we contributed to this expansion with heavy hydraulic dredging. We dredged 500,000 m³ of sand and pumped it onto the harbour site via a floating discharge pipe.
For this project, we used one of our seagoing dredgers, equipped with RTK-GPS, allowing us to take the tides into account. To optimise the dredging process and productivity, multibeam surveys were conducted regularly. This data was directly used for focused dredging operations.
The dredger was towed from the Port of Rotterdam to Denmark. After an audit by the Danish Maritime Authority, operations commenced. With a coastal certificate and fully flexible floating pipelines, this dredger is particularly suitable for harbour and coastal areas.
Location
Port of Esbjerg, Denmark
Volume
500.000 m³ sand
Equipment
Seagoing large dredger
RTK-GPS
1,000-metre floating discharge pipeline
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