Lock, which will allow vessels of up to 100,000 tons dw to obtain access to port installations in Antwerp, will measure 1640 ft in length by 187 ft across; it is located 50 mi inland up Scheldt estuary; first section of basin which will connect new lock with existing port area over total length of 4 1/2 mi was completed in Oct 1962; canal 1/2 mi long will link lock and river; gates will weigh 1500 tons; construction of quay walls for lock has also begun.


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    Titel :

    Large lock for Antwerp


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1963


    Format / Umfang :

    2 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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