The Phase II project of Fuzhou Port Fuqing Bay Deepwater Wat
24/Feb/2018
Yesterday morning, a large rake suction dredger is digging in the sea of Fuzhou Port Songxia pier, the raking mud was constantly inhaled in the mud cabin.
Wang Dawei, the deputy manager of this project told reporters that by the typhoon peripheral circulation effect, the storm of the port area was bigger these days, it was increased the difficulty of construction, they strengthened the safety precaution, under the condition of ensuring the safety, they still work in 24 hours, and the personnel will carry out 24 hours in three shifts, it was ensured the project will carry out according to the schedule progress. Since this year on, they will finish an average of about 30,000 cubic meters of dredging work every day.They used some silt curtains for controlling the silt which was purchased from Zhejiang Jianzhong Maritime Engineering Equipment Co., Ltd. In the nearly future, they will also add a rake suction dredger to carry out the work; it will plan to complete the waterway dredging construction task at the end of the year.
The related officials from Changle Traffic Bureau told that "Rake suction dredger has flexibility, high efficiency and strong resistance for wind and waves, when it was raked up mud, It was like the cattle plow, it was very suitable for waterway dredging operations." The Phase II Project of Fuzhou Port Fuqing Bay Deepwater was a supporting project of Songxia Port, the scope of the project was from the Fuqing Bay estuary near the beginning of the waterway to the port of the Niutouwan operating area near the sea, the total length was 22.4 kilometers. The Project was included waterway dredging, reef and navigation aids, it has now completed the total project volume of 61%, it is expected to complete all dredging, reef and other processes this year, and it was cumulatively invested 130 million Yuan, it is expected to be completed in March 2018, it will meet the demand of the 150,000-ton bulk carrier for one-way navigation till that time.
It was understood that the Songxia Port is an important part of Fuzhou port, but also it was the important grain transport port area in our province, as early as 2012, The Songxia Port has completed the cargo throughput of 8.3118 million tons, it has exceeded more than the original wharf design throughput capacity, so it can not meet the production needs of the port area. The director told that "In order to enhance the prevailing conditions and ensure the safety of the ship berthing, the project is necessary." The Phase II project of Fuzhou Port Fuqing Bay Deepwater Waterway was built in September 2016, the construction scale and the construction of the wharf berth scale was matched, according to meet the 150,000-ton bulk carrier by the tide one-way navigation requirements, At the same time, it will take into account the 188,000-ton-class specific bulk carrier type of one-way navigation requirements construction, after completion it will greatly improve the conditions of the port.
