Incheon Palmido~Naeport and North Port Dredging by 2024... Securing Planned Depth of 11~14m

Location map of Incheon Port dredging project [Provided by Incheon Port Authority]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] A project to secure adequate water depth in the southern section of the No. 1 sea route (Palmido to Inner Port), a major sea lane of Incheon Port, and the water area within the North Port will be carried out until 2024.

Incheon Port Authority announced on the 10th that it will begin the design service for maintenance dredging of the southern section of the No. 1 sea route and the North Port to ensure safe navigation for vessels using Incheon Port.

Through this service, basic data investigation and status analysis for dredging the southern section of the No. 1 sea route and North Port, depth surveying, review of adequate water depth (southern section of the No. 1 sea route), maintenance dredging planning, and detailed design for the maintenance dredging project at Incheon Port will be conducted over 12 months.

The southern section of the No. 1 sea route at Incheon Port has a government-planned depth of 14 meters, and the North Port berth water area ranges from 11 to 14 meters, but due to long-term sedimentation, the depth has become shallow, making dredging urgent.

The authority plans to complete the design by the end of this year and invest 100 billion KRW in construction costs to finish dredging by 2024.

Meanwhile, for the northern section of the No. 1 sea route (North Port to Inner Port), it was decided last year based on service results to secure an adequate depth of 12 meters, and detailed design for dredging led by the government is expected to begin this year.

Shin Yongbeom, Vice President of Construction Division at Incheon Port Authority, said, "This project is the first large-scale dredging project carried out by Incheon Port Authority," adding, "We will secure adequate water depth in the southern section of the No. 1 sea route and the water area within North Port to enable safer and more convenient use of Incheon Port."

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