The scope of dredging at the seaports of Ukraine performed from the beginning of the year exceeded 4 million cubic meters, press center of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) reports.
Dredging works have been completed at the inner harbor of Mariupol port (505,000 cubic meters of dredged material). Maintenance dredging at the approach channel to the Coal Harbour is in progress. The scope of this year’s dredging works at the port totaled 1.2 million cubic meters of material.
As of October 10, dredging at the approach channel and water area of Berdyansk seaport amounted to 418,000 cubic meters.
Since the beginning of the year, 239,000 cubic meters of material had been dredged at Deep Water Fairway (DWF) Danube – Black Sea and 285,000 cubic meters of material – at the Bugsko-Dneprovskiy Lymansky Channel (BDLC).
Maintenance dredging at the water area of Odessa seaport totaled 72,000 cubic meters.
Dredging works at Dnestrovsko-Limansky Channel of the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky seaport amounted to 780,000 cubic meters.
Besides, maintenance dredging has been completed at Yuzhny seaport (461,000 cubic meters).
Port Yuzhny is to see capital dredging in the nearest time. Besides, tenders are to be announced for operational dredging at Izmail and Odessa ports. (Portnews/Business World Magazine)
