Advanced dredging system for Sri Lankan hopper dredger HANSAKAWA

• Sri Lanka Ports Authority and the ports of Sri Lanka
• The HANSAKAWA
• New monitoring system for the HANSAKAWA
• HANSAKAWA operational

In 2001, IHC delivered the 1,200m3 trailing suction hopper dredger HANSAKAWA to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA).

Sri Lanka Ports Authority and the ports of Sri Lanka
The SLPA is the organisation responsible for administration and operation of the main commercial ports in Sri Lanka, currently Colombo, Galle, Trincomalee, Kankasanturai and Point Pedru.
New ports are scheduled to be developed at Hambantota and Oluvil, and both will also be administered and operated by the SLPA.
Sri Lanka's largest major port is located in the capital city, Colombo. It, and serves as an international hub for container traffic, with a monthly average handling volume in excess of 200,000 TEU.
There are plans for major expansion of the port in the near future; this expansion will be known as 'Colombo South Harbour'. The new harbour is planned to have four terminals, each with a length of more than 1,200m, to
accommodate three berths. The depth in the new harbour will initially be 18m, but provisions will be made to allow future deepening to 23m.

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