The reconstruction of Yangjiang Port Channel is accelerating

The overall progress of the renovation project of Yangjiang Port’s access channel has exceeded 60% and is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. At that time, it will meet the requirements of 100,000-ton bulk carriers for full-load one-way navigation.

In the distance, some silt curtains are floating on the sea, a dredger is transporting dredged materials, and two cutter dredgers are busy with the roar. On the Minlong wheel of the cutter suction vessel, a construction worker is operating the cutter head in the driving cab for excavation. According to the staff of the ship, Master Zhong, they used the reaming knife to loosen the huge amount of dredged soil from the mud storage pit, and then transported it to a place on land safely, quickly and environmentally through an underwater closed mud pipe. Mud area, forming land for land use. Now, they can pump 20,000 to 30,000 cubic meters of sand every day on average. 　　

It is reported that the Yangjiang Port’s approach channel reconstruction project is about 20.06 kilometers long, with a total investment of 1.028 billion yuan. After the transformation, the depth of the channel will be increased from the original 12 meters to 15 meters, and the bottom width will be widened from the original 150 meters to 230 meters. The project is expected to be completed in December 2021.