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The IJgeul or IJ trench is a man-made excavation on the bottom of the North Sea, off the coast of IJmuiden, which provides access to large vessels with deep drafts to the port of IJmuiden, and also via the North Sea Canal, to the port of Amsterdam (just like the Eurogeul for the port of Rotterdam).

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The name comes from IJ and geul, a Dutch word meaning "the portion of a channel that often has to be dredged."

History

When the IJgeul opened in 1982, the maximum draft was at 16.5 meters. In 2006, the Minister of Transport decided to deepen and extend the IJgeul. Public works have dredged the channel to 17.8 meters.[1] In addition, the IJgeul was extended in length from 23 to 43 kilometers.

Circulation

Traffic is strictly regulated; vessels must follow the leading lights over the last 23 km, which are formed by the Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden and the Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden. 18 km from the coast, a space was created so that in case of problems, it is possible for vessels to turn back.

The Prostar Sailing Directions from 2006 provides detailed approach and restriction information.[2]

Attendance

The average attendance is 90 vessels with a maximum draft per year.[3]

See also

The Eurogeul, a similar but larger channel dug some years before for the port of Rotterdam.

References

На других языках

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[de] IJgeul

IJgeul oder IJ-geul (niederländisch) bezeichnet eine Wasserstraße für Seeschiffe vor der Küste der Niederlande. Die künstlich angelegte Fahrrinne (niederländisch geul) ist quasi die Verlängerung des Nordseekanals, der in der Provinz Nordholland den Hafen von Amsterdam mit der Nordsee verbindet. Mit einer Länge von 43 Kilometern wird den Schiffen mit Tiefgang bis 17,8 Metern das Anlaufen des Hafens von IJmuiden ermöglicht.

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- [en] IJgeul

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