Accessibility of the port of Palembang: Riverworks and dredging in the Musi river

This thesis is divided into 7 chapters. Each chapter deals with one of the main subjects mentioned in the previous paragraph. Chapter 1 gives an introduction on the Musi river and the problems encountered in the entrance channel of the Port of Palembang. The present-day situation of the Musi river, as well as the available data, will be...

Optimisation of the depth of the navigation channel of the Musi river

In this report a prediction has been made for the influence of water depth in the Musi river on the shipping costs for vessels that call the harbour of Palembang. To this day shallow parts remain in the navigation channel. Due to these shallow parts vessels often have to postpone their entry of the Musi river until the tide provides enough depth...