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Modified Elbe dredging plans out to consultation

11 Sep 2008

The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and the Hamburg Water and Navigation Office (WSD), the two project developers involved, have applied to the planning authorities for a reconsideration of their revised plans for the deepening of the Elbe channel.
The Hamburg Port Authority wants to dredge the Elbe fairway to 14.5m
The Hamburg Port Authority wants to dredge the Elbe fairway to 14.5m

The modified documents will be available for public inspection in districts bordering both sides of the Elbe from 7 October to 6 November 2008. Objections and position statements in relation to the proposals can be submitted up to 20 November 2008.

This marks the beginning of the next important phase of the proceedings.

The proposed deepening of the fairway of the Lower and Outer Elbe is aimed at allowing container ships with a maximum draught of up to 14.5m, unhindered access to and from the Port of Hamburg.

Planning permission was applied for as long ago as March of last year, and attracted a great deal of attention, not least because of the many objections raised.

Read the full story in the October issue of Maritime Journal.


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