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Over the coming years, container ships will navigate the Yangtzekanaal in greater numbers and dimensions towards the Maasvlakte 2 terminals.
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To give the current ships more room to move, and to allow ships that are only growing in size to pass, the navigable channel (the bed) of the Yangtzekanaal will be dredged along its entire length over the coming years.
This is part of the Port of Rotterdam’s drive to develop a safe, accessible and efficient harbor of the future.
The Yangtzekanaal development program comprises three sub-projects:
More info about the Yangtzekanaal development project can be found on the Port of Rotterdam website .
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Over the coming years, container ships will navigate the Yangtzekanaal in greater numbers and dimensions towards the Maasvlakte 2 terminals. To give the current ships more room to move, and to allow ships that are only growing in size to pass, the navigable channel (the bed) of the Yangtzekanaal wil