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Azerbaijan’s ASCO carries out strategic dredging at Baku Shipyard harbour

Economy Materials 29 July 2025 10:46 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijan’s ASCO carries out strategic dredging at Baku Shipyard harbour
Evez Hasanov
Evez Hasanov
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 29.​ Vessels owned by Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO), one of the AZCON Holding companies, have successfully completed dredging work in the water area and entrance channel of the plant upon the order of the Baku Shipyard, Trend reports via ASCO.

ASCO's dredging vessel "Muhandis Balarza Mammadov", dredging vessels "Bakinskaya-3" and "Bakinskaya-5", as well as the tugboat "Absheronskaya-5" were involved in the work.

As part of the project, drilling work was carried out to a depth of one meter in an area of ​​80,000 square meters, a total of 79,000 cubic meters of rock were extracted and a depth of up to nine meters was achieved on the seabed.

As a result of the project, which lasted about three months, favorable hydrotechnical conditions for ship traffic were formed in the area. This will create conditions for safe and unhindered docking of large-sized ships at the bridges in the future.

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