Ijmuiden, Amsterdam, Netherlands, has opened the world’s giant canal lock.
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Ijmuiden, a small port city in the Port of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has opened the world’s giant canal lock.
King Willen-Alexander of the Netherlands opened the sea lock. The sea lock at Ijmuiden is 500 meters (1,640 ft) long and 70 meters broad.
The major project began in 2016 and was supposed to be completed by 2019. It also exceeded the budget by roughly 300 million ($338 million).