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The Eurogeul or Euromaasgeul is a channel dug in the
17. TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES
, table 2: British Isles. Retrieved: 24 April 2012 Ships with a draft between 14 and 20 meters only need to use the last part of the Eurogeul: the Maasgeul. Ships with a depth of 20 meters or more need to use the entire length of the Eurogeul and will get a
Dutch ministry expands Maasgeul
18 February 2012. Visited: 24 April 2012.
The Eurogeul or Euromaasgeul is a channel dug in the North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the ...
in conjunction with the Port of Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe, and the world's largest seaport outside of East Asia, located in and near the city of Rotterdam, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. From 1962 until 2004, it was the worl ...
. It has a length of 57 km and a depth of 23 meters.
Use
The Eurogeul is a so-called ''deep water route'' in the '' Traffic Separation Schemes'' of the Southern part of the North Sea and the English Channel.UK Hydographic Offic17. TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES
, table 2: British Isles. Retrieved: 24 April 2012 Ships with a draft between 14 and 20 meters only need to use the last part of the Eurogeul: the Maasgeul. Ships with a depth of 20 meters or more need to use the entire length of the Eurogeul and will get a
pilot
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...
on board before entering the Eurogeul. The smaller ships will normally receive their pilot near the pilot station
Pilot Station ( esu, Tuutalgaq) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 568 at the 2010 census, up from 550 in 2000.
Geography
Pilot Station is located at (61.936050, -162.883403), on the northern bank of t ...
Maascenter buoy.
The Eurogeul allows deep-water sea access to the Port of Rotterdam. At high tide it allows large container-ships and large ore carrier
A bulk carrier or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo — such as grains, coal, ore, steel coils, and cement — in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, econom ...
s like the MS ''Berge Stahl'' or MV ''Vale Rio de Janeiro'' to enter Rotterdam. The VLOC ''Berge Stahl'' operates a frequent service between Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
and Rotterdam to supply iron-ore for the German steel industry.
Maasgeul
The last 14 km section of the Eurogeul before approaching the coastline is called the ''Maasgeul''. Seagoing vessels with adraft
Draft, The Draft, or Draught may refer to:
Watercraft dimensions
* Draft (hull), the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel
* Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
* Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a vesse ...
of over 20 meters must necessarily take the Eurogeul. Other ships can take the Maasgeul directly. The navigation is strictly regulated. Attendance is about one ship per day (357 for the latest year available). The channel must be dredged and maintained; every year 5 to 7 million tons of sand are recovered. In 2008 the Eurogeul was expanded to an overall width of 600 meters.
In 2012 the Maasgeul was widened to 830 meters, in order to accommodate larger ships. The work was completed in time for the opening of the new Maasvlakte
The Maasvlakte () is a massive man-made westward extension of the Europoort port and industrial facility within the Port of Rotterdam. Situated in the municipality of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the Maasvlakte is built on land reclaimed ...
, the Maasvlakte 2
Maasvlakte 2 is a major civil engineering project in the Netherlands, constructing a new port and supporting infrastructure on reclaimed land adjoining the Maasvlakte. Approximately 2000 hectares will be reclaimed, behind a 4 km dike; approxi ...
.Dredging TodayDutch ministry expands Maasgeul
18 February 2012. Visited: 24 April 2012.
See also
The IJgeul, a similar but smaller channel dug some years later for theport of Amsterdam
The port of Amsterdam ( nl, Haven van Amsterdam) is a seaport in Amsterdam in North Holland, Netherlands. It is the 4th busiest port in Europe by metric tonnes of cargo. The port is located on the bank of a former bay named the IJ and the Nor ...
.
Sources and references
{{reflist Canals in the Netherlands Canals in South Holland North Sea Port of Rotterdam Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta