A new approach for managing the Western Scheldt's morphology and ecology

An expert team appointed by the Port of Antwerp proposed the idea of morphological dredging, aiming at steering the estuarine morphology. The idea was based on positive experience with morphological dredging in the maritime reach of the Congo River in Africa. As a first step of morphological management of the estuary, the experts proposed for the Western Scheldt a new disposal strategy, using the sediment dredged in the fairway to modify the shape of the sandbars and channels system. As a pilot project the reshaping of the eroded tip of the Walsoorden sandbar was proposed. The sediment stored... Mehr ...