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In the port of Bremerhaven the closed new Kaiserschleuse is inaugurated
It is long 305 meters and wide 55 meters
May 2, 2011
Friday slid in the port of Bremerhaven, with the transit of the ship Fidelio garage of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen, is inaugurated the closed new Kaiserschleuse that, after three years and means of work, replaces the homonymous one closed constructed in 1897. The new structure, that it has involved an investment of 233 million euros, is long 305 meters, wide 55 meters and currently allows the transit of modern the great ships in service and of those planned for the future. In the old one closed ships of the maximum dimensions of 185 meters of length and 25 meters of width could journey.
"The harbour infrastructures - it has found the managing director of Bremenports, Holger Banik, in the course of the inauguration ceremony - are wherever expanding. This happens also for the channel of Panama hat, one of the more important water ways of the world, whose closed they will be widened to 55 meters within 2014. The closed new - it has emphasized the president of the Senate of Bremen and mayor of the German city, Jens Böhrnsen - is planned in order to carry out own service at least for 80 years and is a guarantee for the future of the State of Bremen.
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Friday slid in the port of Bremerhaven, with the transit of the ship Fidelio garage of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen, is inaugurated the closed new Kaiserschleuse that, after three years and means of work, replaces the homonymous one closed constructed in 1897. The new structure, that it has involved an investment of 233 million euros, is long 305 meters, wide 55 meters and currently allows the transit of modern the great ships in service and of those planned for the future. In the old one closed ships of the maximum dimensions of 185 meters of length and 25 meters of width could journey.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
