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The IJgeul or IJ trench is a man-made excavation on the bottom of the 
North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian S ...
, off the coast of IJmuiden, which provides access to large vessels with deep draft
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 ...
s to the port of IJmuiden, and also via the North Sea Canal
The North Sea Canal ( nl, Noordzeekanaal) is a Dutch ship canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea at IJmuiden, constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable seafaring vessels to reach the port of Amsterdam. This man-made channel terminates at Amster ...
, to the port 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 ...
(just like the Eurogeul
The Eurogeul or Euromaasgeul is a channel dug in the North Sea in conjunction with the Port of Rotterdam. 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 Sc ...
for 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 List o ...
).
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 maximumdraft
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 ...
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. In addition, the IJgeul was extended in length from 23 to 43 kilometers.
Circulation
Traffic is strictly regulated; vessels must follow theleading lights
Leading lights (also known as range lights in the United States) are a pair of light beacons used in navigation to indicate a safe passage for vessels entering a shallow or dangerous channel; they may also be used for position fixing. At nigh ...
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.
Attendance
The average attendance is 90 vessels with a maximum draft per year.See also
TheEurogeul
The Eurogeul or Euromaasgeul is a channel dug in the North Sea in conjunction with the Port of Rotterdam. 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 Sc ...
, a similar but larger channel dug some years before for 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 List o ...
.
References
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