{{Short description|Lock in the Port of Antwerp, Belgium}} {{Infobox waterlock | name = Kieldrecht Lock | native_name = Kieldrechtsluis | image = Haven van Antwerpen-Kieldrechtsluis.jpg | image_upright = 1.2 | alt = Map image | caption = Map showing location of the Kieldrecht Lock ''(marked Kieldrechtsluis)'' within the Port of Antwerp | waterway = Waasland Canal and The Deurganck Dock | country = Belgium | province = | state = | county = Beveren | maint = | operation = | first = October 2011 – May 2016 | latest = | length = {{convert|500|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|68|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deurganckdoksluis.be/project|title=The Kieldrecht lock is the 2nd largest lock in the world.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619022725/http://www.deurganckdoksluis.be/project|access-date=2013-06-19|archive-date=2013-06-19}}</ref> | fall = Varies according to sea-level | sealevel = | enda = | distenda = | endb = | distendb = | heritage = | map_image = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{Coord|51.2790|4.2477|format=dms|type:landmark_region:BE|display=inline,title}} | extra = }} thumb|right|250px|The Andromeda J (IMO 9355422 - 2006) in the Kieldrecht Lock, June 2016 The '''Kieldrecht Lock''' (Dutch: '''Kieldrechtsluis'''), referred to as the '''Deurgank Dock Lock''' (Dutch: '''Deurgankdoksluis''') during construction,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tweedesluiswaaslandhaven.be/deurganckdoksluis-wordt-kieldrechtsluis|title=Deurganck Dock Lock becomes Kieldrecht Lock.|date=15 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805065418/http://www.tweedesluiswaaslandhaven.be/deurganckdoksluis-wordt-kieldrechtsluis|access-date=2016-08-15|archive-date=2016-08-05}}</ref> is the largest lock in the world when only considering water volume.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitantwerpen.be/en/port-antwerp |title=Antwerp, the port with the largest lock in the world |work=Publications |publisher=City of Antwerp |access-date=27 January 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=van den Buijs |first=Dennis |date=2022-01-26 |title="Nederlanders kunnen niet rekenen": waarom Antwerpen en niet Amsterdam de grootste zeesluis ter wereld heeft |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/01/26/amsterdam-claimt-grootste-zeesluis-antwerpen-countert-de-nede/ |work=VRT |language=Dutch |access-date=27 January 2022 }}</ref> The Kieldrecht Lock is the newer of two locks that give access to the left-bank docks of the Port of Antwerp in Belgium, between the Scheldt river and the Waasland Canal. The creation of the Kieldrecht lock has relieved the amount of traffic for the Waasland Canal that the Kallo Lock was experiencing. The lock, situated in the municipality of Beveren, was opened on 10 June 2016 in the presence of King Philippe of Belgium.
==Construction== On 24 October 2011, work started on the Kieldrecht Lock on the left bank of the Scheldt. The construction of the lock was completed on 27 April 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2015/04/27/grootste_sluis_terwereldbeleefthistorischmoment-1-2319153/|title=Largest lock in the world experiences "historic moment"|date=27 April 2015|access-date=2016-01-15}}</ref> and the lock was filled with water. The filling with 1 million m<sup>3</sup> of water took a week. The official opening was initially planned for 15 April 2016, but opening was postponed due to heavy water damage in a technical room.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hln.be/in-de-buurt/beveren/opening-kieldrechtsluis-loopt-vertraging-op~a59b155e/|title=Opening Kieldrecht lock is delayed|publisher=HLN.be|date=4 March 2016|access-date=2016-06-10}}</ref> The opening finally took place on 10 June 2016, in the presence of King Filip.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2016/06/10/kieldrechtsluis_feestelijkgeopenddoorkoningfilip-1-2678066/|title=Kieldrechtsluis festively opened by King Filip|date=10 June 2016|access-date=2016-06-10}}</ref> Based on the design of the Berendrecht Lock, it has the same length and width, but a bottom at {{convert|17.8|m}} below TAW. To construct the lock, 9.1 million m<sup>3</sup> of earth was excavated, and 22,000 tonnes of structural steel, three times the amount required to build the Eiffel Tower. Costing €340 million, of which 50% is financed by the European Investment Bank, the Flemish KBC Bank also made an €81 million credit line available, with the balance provided by the Antwerp Port Authority and the Flemish Government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.porttechnology.org/news/construction_of_the_worlds_largest_lock_begins_at_antwerp_port/|title=Works start on the world's largest lock at Antwerp Port|publisher=PortTechnology.org|date=23 November 2011|access-date=2016-06-10|archive-date=2019-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130220827/https://www.porttechnology.org/news/construction_of_the_worlds_largest_lock_begins_at_antwerp_port/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Dimensions== The dimensions of the Kieldrecht Lock are: *Length: {{convert|500|m}} *Width: {{convert|68|m}} *Operational depth below TAW: {{convert|17.8|m}} *Lock gates: four sliding gates
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==External links== {{commons category|Kieldrechtsluis}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160625041059/http://www.kieldrechtsluis.be/ Official website]
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