New terminal enlarges the port by 90 hectaresback to Facts and Figures
With the construction of CT 4, Europe’s fourth largest container terminal had continue to expand towards the north. The roughly 90-hectare large new terminal area is located in tidal mudflats, just outside the Weser navigation channel, and extended onto the dyke foreland only in the south.
The quay at Container-Terminal 4 is 1681 metres long. The first 537 metres are a direct extension of Stromkaje, the present riverside quay, after which the new quay turns off to the north-west at an angle of 10 degrees, following the course of the fairway. Vast quantities of sand from the Weser and Jade were used to fill in the area behind the quay. A total useful terminal area of 90 hectares with a depth of 570 metres were gradually taking shape beside Weddewarden, a rural district of Bremerhaven.
The CT 4 construction site was crossed by the outer reach of Grauwall Canal, which carries rainwater from parts of the city of Bremerhaven and the surrounding area in the north into the Weser. In order to create one coherent terminal area, the outer reach had to be rerouted around the new terminal facilities in the east, and flows now into the Weser to the north of Container-Terminal 4.
At the north and east of the extension areas, new dykes had to be built to protect the hinterland. Dredgers were also excavated new mooring basins in front of the quay to ensure sufficient navigable water depth for the ships at all times. A 100-metre long wing is located at the northern end of CT 4.
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