Galileo Galilei is dredging the bay’s access channel, increasing its depth from -14 metres tot -16 metres and improving maritime accessibility to the port area.
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is currently examining whether it would be realistic to expand its new dredging programme in Rotterdam with water injection dredging.
The comparatively short sailing distances encountered along navigable inland waterways combined with stops at navigation locks enhances the attractiveness of using battery propulsion technology