The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority will perform about 20 million cubic meters of dredging work in 2017. The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority’s acting head Raivis Veckagans announced this during “Ukrainian Dredging Day” at the American Chamber of Commerce on 3 February 2017, the CFTS correspondent reports.
More than half of the work will be major dredging work. The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority plans to perform a total of 10.9 million cubic meters of dredging work at the Yuzhny and Chornomorsk ports in 2017, including 4.4 million cubic meters in the Yuzhny port’s waters and 3.45 million cubic meters in the approach canals of the ports. The remainder of the major dredging work will be performed at the Chornomorsk port. The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority will hire third-party contractors to perform the major dredging works.
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority itself will perform the remaining 8.7 million cubic meters of dredging work. "The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority has on its books a fleet that can be used to implement projects in shallow waters," Veckagans said.
In addition, Veckagans outlined his dredging objectives. Firstly, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority wants to involve more foreign companies in implementation of dredging projects in Ukrainian ports. "I do not want to offend Ukrainian companies, but the main message today is that the market is open to everyone," he said.
Secondly, the head of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority intends to spend money on dredging projects more efficiently. "My goal is to reduce the cost of dredging," Veckagans said.
