World’s-largest canal lock unveiled in Netherlands
- The world’s largest canal lock has been inaugurated at Ijmuiden, a small port city, in the Port of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- The sea lock was inaugurated by Dutch King Willen-Alexander on January 26, 2022.
- The Ijmuiden sea lock is 500-meter (1,640-feet) long and 70-meter wide.
- The overall cost of constructing the project is $338 million.
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