The ELBE River - a lifeline for Northern Germany
The sense of maintenance dredging on the ELBE - and the future requirements for its navigational Fairway
Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Ing. Nikša Marušić Christopher Iwens Federal Administration for NORDSEE Nassbagger- Waterways and Navigation und Tiefbau GmbH - WSA Cuxhaven - - DEME -
Nikša Marušić 1 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 1 WSA Cuxhaven The ELBE River - a lifeline for Northern Germany
1. Tidal River ELBE
2. Maintenance dredging concept on the ELBE
3. Trading position of the harbour of Hamburg
4. The future deepening of the ELBE
Nikša Marušić 2 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 2 WSA Cuxhaven Tidal river ELBE
Nikša Marušić 3 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 3 WSA Cuxhaven Tidal river ELBE
Nikša Marušić 4 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 4 WSA Cuxhaven Tidal river ELBE
Nikša Marušić 5 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 5 WSA Cuxhaven Tidal river ELBE
North Sea
Cuxhaven
100 km Hamburg
Nikša Marušić 6 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 6 WSA Cuxhaven Tidal river ELBE Administrative responsibilities
Federal Administration Hamburg Federal for Waterways and Navigation Port Authority Administration for Waterways Km 697 Stör and Navigation Brunsbüttel
Km 726 Km 708 Cuxhaven Km 675 Glückstadt Krückau Oste Pinnau Schwinge Km 639 Km 655 Wedel HAMBURG Stade
Lühe Km 607,5 Este Geesthacht
N 0 5 10 km
Ilmenau
Nikša Marušić 7 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 7 WSA Cuxhaven Tidal river ELBE Development of the fairway depth at the ELBE (related to MLW)
Fairway depth at the Elbe (related to MLW)
Nikša Marušić 8 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 8 WSA Cuxhaven Tidal river ELBE Current longitudinal profile
Mean low water level (MLW)
maintained nominal depth
Nikša Marušić 9 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 9 WSA Cuxhaven Tidal river ELBE Morphological development 1998 - 2002
Nikša Marušić 10 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 10 WSA Cuxhaven Tidal river ELBE Morphodynamic processes - general description
¾ tidal pumping
¾ density currents (saltwater)
¾ meandering
¾ circulations in multiple channel system (ebb-flood channels)
¾ flooding and drying on intertidal areas
¾ tidal asymmetry
Nikša Marušić 11 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 11 WSA Cuxhaven The ELBE River - a lifeline for Northern Germany
1. Tidal River Elbe
2. Maintenance dredging concept on the ELBE
3. Trading position of the harbour of Hamburg
4. The future deepening of the ELBE
Nikša Marušić 12 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 12 WSA Cuxhaven Maintenance dredging concept on the ELBE Total30 amount of dredging activities at the ELBE 1992 – 2006 28 28,92 WSA Cuxhaven 26 WSA Hamburg 24 Last deepening 1999 Hamburg Port Authority 22 21,45 21,87 20 19,49 19,01 18,78 18,17 18,95 18 17,23 17,55 17,17 15,78 16 14,65 14 12,50 12 9,97 10 8
Dredging (Mm³/yr) Amount 6 4 2 0 2 3 4 0 1 2 995 996 997 003 004 005 199 199 199 1 1 1 1998 1999 200 200 200 2 2 2 2006 Years Nikša Marušić 13 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 13 WSA Cuxhaven Maintenance dredging concept on the ELBE Annual and seasonal fluctuations of dredging volumes
Dredged quantities 2001 - 2006 2001 2002 2.000.000 m³ 2003 2004 1.800.000 m³ 2005 2006 Average 2001 - 2006 1.600.000 m³
1.400.000 m³
1.200.000 m³
1.000.000 m³
800.000 m³
600.000 m³
400.000 m³
200.000 m³
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Nikša Marušić 14 CEDA12th Janworkshop Dredging on Daysdredging Feb November, and surveying Mar 7th 01.06.20062007 Apr May 14 Jun Jul AugWSA Cuxhaven Sep Oct Nov Dec Maintenance dredging concept on the ELBE Average monthly dredged quantities 2001 - 2006
Average quantities dredged by authority
Average quantities dredged by contractor 1.400.000 m³
1.200.000 m³
1.000.000 m³
800.000 m³
600.000 m³ 949.630 361.286 361.286 949.630
400.000 m³ 469.766 879.482 831.491 315.767 315.767 831.491 826.365 217.033 217.033 826.365 668.790 303.246 303.246 668.790 621.624 283.890 283.890 621.624 603.402 214.745 214.745 603.402 569.080 161.391 161.391 569.080
200.000 m³ 126.758 546.830 515.950 192.595 192.595 515.950 501.195 120.805 120.805 501.195 495.146 167.052 167.052 495.146
0 m³ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Nikša Marušić 15 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 15 WSA Cuxhaven Maintenance dredging concept on the ELBE Hopper dredgers on the ELBE during maintenance work volumes
TSHD „Atlantico Due“ (4.200 m³) and “Josef Möbius” (5.500 m³)
TSHD „Mellina“ (3.500 m³) and “Marieke” (5.600 m³) Nikša Marušić 16 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 16 WSA Cuxhaven Maintenance dredging concept on the ELBE
1.400.000 m³ Average dredged quantities '01-'06
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0 m³ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Nikša Marušić 17 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 17 WSA Cuxhaven Maintenance dredging concept on the ELBE Pilot tests with water injection dredgers in order to optimize hopper planning
Hopperdredger and Jetplough on the ELBE
Nikša Marušić 18 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 18 WSA Cuxhaven Maintenance dredging concept on the ELBE New relocation areas under investigation on the Elbe
Relocation area
General view of the tidal Elbe showing the 3 observation areas Nikša Marušić 19 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 19 WSA Cuxhaven Maintenance dredging concept on the ELBE Geographical representation of tidal currents in the ELBE
Blue = Ebb stream dominance Red = flood stream dominance
Nikša Marušić 20 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 20 WSA Cuxhaven The ELBE River - a lifeline for Northern Germany
1. Tidal River Elbe
2. Maintenance dredging concept on the ELBE
3. Trading position of the harbour of Hamburg
4. The future deepening of the ELBE
Nikša Marušić 21 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 21 WSA Cuxhaven Trading position of the harbour of Hamburg Port of Hamburg – Germanys logistic hub
From 100 Containers in the Port of Hamburg are:
Container from/to Container from/to west. Europe 30 Hamburg (70% per rail) 30 metropolitan area
40% local rate
Container from/to east. Europe 10 Container from/to (90% per feeder) 30 Port of Hamburg (packing/unpacking)
Nikša Marušić 22 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 22 WSA Cuxhaven Trading position of the harbour of Hamburg Real and forecast container handling volumes in Hamburg
Nikša Marušić 23 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 23 WSA Cuxhaven Trading position of the harbour of Hamburg Hamburg–Antwerpen Range (Container handling)
Groth in Hamburg: Before 1999:+ 5 % / a After 1999: + 10 % / a
Nikša Marušić 24 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 24 WSA Cuxhaven Trading position of the harbour of Hamburg Existing container vessels (split by draft) Number of vessels 2001-2006, draft in saltwater
Nikša Marušić 25 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 25 WSA Cuxhaven Trading position of the harbour of Hamburg Port of Hamburg - employer of the region
Jobs in Hamburg
Residance outside of Hamburg
Jobs around Hamburg
Total: 257.000
Jobs in the rest of Germany
Nikša Marušić 26 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 26 WSA Cuxhaven The ELBE River - a lifeline for Northern Germany
1. Tidal River Elbe
2. Maintenance dredging concept on the Elbe
3. Trading position of the harbour of Hamburg
4. The future deepening of the Elbe
Nikša Marušić 27 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 27 WSA Cuxhaven The future deepening of the ELBE Devolopment of vessel sizes
Nikša Marušić 28 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 28 WSA Cuxhaven The future deepening of the ELBE Development goal (draft in saltwater)
Selected Design Vessel: Container vessel Post-Panmax-Category:
B = 46 m L = 350 m T = 14,50 m
14,50 m depending of the tide (2 hours start window from HH)
13,50 m independently of the tide
Nikša Marušić 29 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 29 WSA Cuxhaven The future deepening of the ELBE Cross section of the next channel modification
Nikša Marušić 30 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 30 WSA Cuxhaven The future deepening of the ELBE Time frame (planning)
Total number of objections: 5.500 !!!
Nikša Marušić 31 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 31 WSA Cuxhaven The future deepening of the ELBE
Volume of dredged material: 38.5 Mio m³
glacial till boulder clay stony material
Nikša Marušić 32 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 32 WSA Cuxhaven The future deepening of the ELBE The different relocation possibilities in the hydraulic engineering concept
Nikša Marušić 33 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 33 WSA Cuxhaven The future deepening of the ELBE Hydraulic engineering concept: Overview of individual measures
Nikša Marušić 34 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 34 WSA Cuxhaven The future deepening of the ELBE Reduction of the local cross-section by Underwater relocation areas
Medemrinne: 12.2 Mio m³
Neufelder Sand: 10 Mio. m³
Nikša Marušić 35 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 35 WSA Cuxhaven The future deepening of the ELBE Reduction of the local cross-section by Underwater reloctaion areas
Medem Rinne
Current situation Future situation
Nikša Marušić 36 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 36 WSA Cuxhaven The future deepening of the ELBE Reduction of the local cross-section by Underwater reloctaion areas
Neufelder Sand
Current situation Future situation
Nikša Marušić 37 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 37 WSA Cuxhaven The future deepening of the ELBE Construction of Underwater reloctaion areas Dregded material Embankment
Geotextile containers
Nikša Marušić 38 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 38 WSA Cuxhaven Nikša Marušić 39 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 39 WSA Cuxhaven Nikša Marušić 40 CEDA12th workshop Dredging on Daysdredging November, and surveying 7th 01.06.20062007 40 WSA Cuxhaven