More water in the Thyborøn Channel

It is a great wish of both TripleNine and Thyborøn Harbour Authorities to have the Thyborøn Channel deepened from the current 8 metres to 10 metres of water.

- Our cooperative members and other suppliers get larger and larger vessels that have deeper and deeper drafts. That's why it is hugely important for both them and us to be sure that they can get in to our factory in Thyborøn without any problems with lack of water, says TripleNine CEO Christian Bisgaard.

The director for Thyborøn Harbour, Jørgen Buhl, also wants an increased depth of water in the Channel.

- Granted, at this time we have more than the guaranteed 8 metres of water in the Channel, but when one of the major customers of Thyborøn Harbour, on whom both the harbour and the city depend, find an increased depth of water to be necessary, this just underlines the necessity of our previously stated wish, he says.

50 million kroner project
- As far back as the so-called Harbour Packet 2, one million Danish kroner was ear-marked for preliminary studies, and the project is now included with an estimate of 50 million kroner in Harbour Packet 3, says Jørgen Buhl.

He makes it clear that he is an absolute optimist with regard to getting the project completed.

- Of course, we're in close contact with the Danish Coastal Authority about the pro-ject, which, among other things, involves removing quite a bit of clay down to about 12.5 metres in order to maintain a water depth of 10 metres. So it's difficult to say how long it will take for the Danish Coastal Authority to complete the deepening from the time when we get the green light, says the harbour director.

Harbour Director Jørgen Buhl is optimistic with regard to being granted the necessary funds to a deepening of the Thyborøn Channel.