Gate of the World’s Largest Sea Lock

The new gate intended for the world’s largest sea lock under construction at the North Sea Canal entrance in IJmuiden, headed from South Korea for the Netherlands, on October 23.
The 2,900 tonne lock door, spanning 72 meters in length,  24 meters in height and 11 meters in width, is being transported on a heavy-load carrier Talisman, part of Dockwise Fleet fleet. The journey is expected to take about two months.
In total, three gates are being transported. This includes two operational lock doors, for which the lock gate chamber at the outer head is now being installed in IJmuiden, and a reserve lock door.
The sea lock, which will be 500 meters long, 70 meters wide and 18 meters deep, was scheduled to be constructed by the end of 2018, when the testing phase was planned to begin. The construction was launched in 2016 and the lock was set to be inaugurated in 2019. However, in July this year, the completion deadline for the sea lock was pushed to the end of January 2022. The delay has been attributed to the required technical adjustments to the sea gate.
The new lock is designed to operate in all tides, ensuring better accessibility for the port of Amsterdam, and reducing waiting times for ships.
Once constructed, the IJmuiden lock would be the world’s largest lock, according to the Dutch government, allowing the next generation of bulk carriers, container ships and cruise ships that have grown in size to access the port of Amsterdam and the North Sea Canal.
 
這座新的大門將於10月23日在韓國為荷蘭的IJmuiden北海運河入口處建造世界上最大的海閘。
這座重達22米的閘門,長72米,高24米,寬11米,由重型載體Talisman運輸,Talisman是Dockwise Fleet艦隊的一部分。這段旅程預計需要兩個月左右。
總共運送了三個門。這包括兩個操作鎖門,其外部頭部的鎖門室現在安裝在IJmuiden,以及一個備用閘門。
海閘長500米,寬70米,深18米,計劃於2018年底建成,計劃開始測試階段。該建築於2016年啟動,鎖定將於2019年落成。但是,今年7月,海上鎖定的完工期限被推延到2022年1月底。延遲的原因是所需的技術調整到海閘。
新鎖設計可在所有潮汐中運行,確保阿姆斯特丹港口更方便的通行,並減少船舶的等待時間。
根據荷蘭政府的說法,一旦建成,IJmuiden鎖將成為世界上最大的閘門,讓下一代散貨船,集裝箱船和遊輪增加到阿姆斯特丹港和北海運河。

Information source: World Maritime News Staff , Image Courtesy: World Maritime News