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SEA LOCK
WORLD’S LARGEST
IMPROVES ACCESSIBILITY AMSTERDAM
AMSTERDAM, THE FOURTH LARGEST PORT IN EUROPE, WILL HAVE A NEW SEA LOCK IN 2019. THE LARGE NOORDERSLUIS LOCK AT IJMUIDEN WILL BE REPLACED BY A LOCK THAT IS LONGER, WIDER AND DEEPER, MAKING AMSTERDAM’S PORT BASINS SUBSTANTIALLY EASIER AND FASTER TO REACH. ITS CONSTRUCTION REQUIRES CAREFUL FITTING AND MEASURING ON A RESTRICTED NUMBER OF SQUARE METRES.
THE REGIONAL MARITIME PILOTS’ ASSOCIATION AMSTERDAM-IJMOND OFFERS INPUT IN THE FORM OF PRACTICAL NAUTICAL EXPERTISE. AND OF COURSE, THE SIMULATORS ARE ALREADY WORKING OVERTIME.
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