MTIA and management measures for dredging activity in Hong Kong's busy port Requirements The seabed of Hong Kong’s Kwai Tsing Container Basin (KTCB) and its approach channel are maintained at a depth of 15m - sufficient for the safe navigation of most container ships, but posing potential constraints for fully laden Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS), which must make use of tidal allowances. To enable the increasingly popular ULCSs to navigate in and out the KTCB Terminals at all tides – and thus support the future competitiveness of Hong Kong as a regional trading hub – additional water depth is required. BMT was commissioned to conduct a Marine Traffic Impact Assessment (MTIA) on the dredging activities required including development of a detailed concept for the recommended manageme

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