Pre-development dredging at Ystad

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One of Sweden’s largest ferry ports has begun a large expansion program that will result in two new ferry terminals.

Rohde Nielsen floating plant on site at Ystad

In May of 2019, Danish dredging specialist company Rohde Nielsen A/S started the dredging and reclamation project for the port expansion of Ystad Harbour, to accommodate the construction of two new ferry terminals.

In the beginning of the project trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) Idun R and Thor R were utilised to deliver around 300.000 m3 of sand from an extraction area.

Then BHD Gungner R, BD Ajax R and GD Tjalfe R were utilised to dredge the scope of around 800.000 m3 of clay. The material was unloaded onto trucks or pumped into the reclamation area, which paves the way for further expansion of the port’s industrial area.

Rohde Nielsen’s hopper barges, barge unloaders, tug boats and survey vessels also contributed greatly to the success of the project.

Amongst other things, the scope also included precise mechanical dredging for underwater concrete casting and filling of precast pier heads.

The dredging component of the project was finished in May of 2020.