The Port Authority is tendering for 116,560 euros the underwater survey and archaeological monitoring of the dredging linked to the new multipurpose esplanade, in an area with a history of Roman findings and shipwrecks.
The Port of Malaga is preparing to examine the seabed around docks 8 and 9 before carrying out one of the major port transformation projects.
With this objective, the Port Authority has put out to tender an underwater archaeology service that will allow it to survey some 18 hectares , detect possible historical remains and monitor underwater earth movements during dredging operations.
The contract has a budget of 116,559.91 euros , including VAT, an execution period of seven months and a period for submitting offers open until November 12, 2026.
The works are linked to the project to extend dock 9 and fill in dock 8, an intervention that will transform the current fishing basin into a new multipurpose esplanade of about five hectares .
