Jan De Nul has commenced dredging works for the construction of a breakwater, access channel, and turning basin in Anaklia, Georgia.
Jan De Nul said the development of the Anaklia Deep Sea Port is a project of strategic importance for Georgia.
The port is expected to become one of the key maritime gateways of the Middle Corridor, a trade route connecting Europe with Central Asia and beyond.
Located on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, the Anaklia Deep Sea Port will increase the country’s capacity to handle large container vessels and create additional capacity for dry and bulk cargo.
Jan De Nul said the port will boost the development of the Middle Corridor, which runs through the Caspian and Black Seas and is being considered an alternative to the northern route through Russia or the southern route via the Suez Canal.
Jan De Nul’s dredgers Tristão da Cunha and Al-Idrisi are deepening the access channel to 17.5 metres, allowing the port to accommodate large Panamax and Post-Panamax vessels.
The works also include the construction of a turning basin, giving these large vessels sufficient space to safely manoeuvre within the port.
In a joint venture with local company Prime Concrete, Jan De Nul will also construct a breakwater measuring 1,380 metres long at the port.
