Lettonie – Liepaja

Liepaja Port Water Infrastructure Works, Latvia

Liepaja Port Water Infrastructure Works

Liepaja is one of the major cities in Latvia, and one of the top-3 ports in the country. The access channel to the harbour needed upgrading to provide access to larger, fully laden vessels. Jan De Nul Group was awarded the dredging works as part of the Liepaja Port Water Infrastructure Works.

Jan De Nul Group deepened the access channel from 12.5 metres to 14.5 metres and created a new 14-metre deep shipping channel to one of the main bulk terminals in the harbour area. In total, we dredged 2.7 million m³ sediments. Difficult weather conditions and a heterogeneous subsoil made this a highly challenging project. However, we managed to complete the project in less than 9 months, one and a half months earlier than planned.