Port of Sevilla dredging project shortlisted for the ESPO Award 2024

Port of Sevilla dredging project has been shortlisted for the ESPO Award 2024 under the theme “Port projects or strategies in the field of circular economy that benefit the city and/or the surrounding community”.

The project was developed to address the need for sustainable management, while adhering to the principles of the circular economy, of the sediments extracted during the maintenance campaigns of the Eurovía del Guadalquivir, used as a maritime access route.

This initiative, based on the ‘Working with Nature’ model, promotes sustainable dredging practices, sediment revaluation, and environmental improvement.

Previously used only for civil works, uncontaminated fine sediments extracted during maintenance are now repurposed to boost biodiversity, restore coastlines, stabilize riverbanks, improve soils for agriculture and support the ceramics and construction industries.

The project fosters social, economic, and environmental development through collaboration with stakeholders in the Guadalquivir estuary.

The ESPO Award 2024 – to be presented on November 6 at the Albert Hall – will go to the port managing body which has developed a circular economy strategy and/or a significant circular economy project involving different stakeholders in or around the port.