Anaklia's two dredgers widen the marine construction campaign

Al-Idrisi joins the initial channel campaign

The ministry's 12 August update reported Tristao da Cunha working on the initial breakwater channel and still expected Al-Idrisi later that month. The contractor's new account identifies both vessels in the works programme and a 17.5-metre depth objective for access and basin dredging. Jan De Nul and Prime Concrete are delivering the marine package through their joint venture. The stated depth is the construction objective, rather than an accepted navigation release.

The dredging campaign precedes terminal readiness

Adding a second dredger changes the available plant configuration, but vessel count alone cannot establish excavation rate. Ground conditions, disposal cycles, marine access and coordination with breakwater construction determine productive output. The ministry's July landlord-port account also separates state-funded marine and access infrastructure from private terminal development. A finished basin would therefore be one component of operating readiness, not an opening date for the entire port.