Very unfavorable conditions, high rate of silting-up, and high costs of dredging has forced restriction of current development plan to work which will make port accessible to ships of about 33,000 tdw at low tide and 50,000 tdw at high tides, with maximum draft of 11 m; details of plan and work performed on construction of seawalls, and consolidation of subsoil by driving 14,000 Franki sand piles are described.


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    Title :

    Development of Port of Zeebrugge


    Additional title:

    Les travaux d'amenagement au Port de Zeebrugge


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    38 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    French