Highest-grade waterway in south Zhejiang completed

Recently, the deep-water waterway access project in the core port area of Wenzhou Port was ready for completion acceptance after being maintained and dredged during a one-year trial operation.

The project, which started in December 2020, has a total estimated cost of 530 million yuan and a total mileage of 42.1 kilometers, including three major parts: the outer waterway, the waterway within the Zhuangyuan'ao Port Area, and the waterway of the Damen and Xiaomen Islands Port Area. Among them, the outer waterway is designed for two-way navigation of 50,000-ton ships, single-way full-tide navigation of 266,000-cubic-meter LNG ships, and single-way navigation of 100,000-ton ships during high tides; the waterway within the Zhuangyuan'ao Port Area is designed for two-way navigation of 50,000-ton ships, single-way full-tide navigation of 215,000-cubic-meter LNG ships, and single-way navigation of 100,000-ton ships during high tides; the waterway of the Damen and Xiaomen Islands Port Area is designed to meet the requirements of single-way full-tide navigation of 266,000-cubic-meter LNG ships.

Since the commencement of the project, all parties involved have worked together to overcome numerous adverse factors such as complex water conditions, long construction mileage, tight schedules, and heavy workloads. They have tackled difficulties, arranged construction reasonably, and adhered to the principles of quality first and safety foremost. By the end of June this year, all the expected indicators of the project design had been successfully achieved, and the navigation aids deployment and the selection and demonstration of anchorages in Hutou Island had been completed simultaneously. The project passed the completion quality assessment on July 4.

According to reports, the deep-water waterway access project in the core port area of Wenzhou Port is the highest-grade waterway in south Zhejiang. It is a key project to enhance the port capacity of the Zhuangyuan'ao Port Area, achieve full-tide navigation of 50,000-ton container ships, and ensure the normal operation of the Damen and Xiaomen Islands LNG project. It has been included in the"14th Five-Year Plan" construction project plan of the Ministry of Transport and Wenzhou's key project for building a national comprehensive transportation hub city. The implementation of this project can effectively improve the navigation grade of the core port area of Wenzhou Port, significantly increase the navigation efficiency of large ships entering and leaving the port, and will effectively connect with the public waterway access to the Yueqing Bay Port Area in the future, promoting the professionalization and large-scale development of Wenzhou Port and continuously helping Wenzhou Port to build a world-class strong port, the"Golden South Wing," and a near-sea shipping center. (ZhongXin)