Boskalis wins $533m Duqm port terminal development contract

Boskalis, a leading global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, has been awarded a $533 million contract for the development of a bulk liquid berth terminal of at the Port of Duqm.

The contract includes the engineering, design, procurement and construction of a bulk liquid berth terminal, stated the Dutch dredging company.

Various dredging and civil activities will be executed under the responsibility of Boskalis, including the deepening of the port basin to a depth of 18 m, reclamation of new land, the construction of a one-km-long quay wall, a double berth jetty island and stone revetment.

The dredging scope will be executed by the new mega cutter Helios, a jumbo hopper and medium-sized trailer suction hopper dredger.

The design activities are expected to start in the coming weeks and equipment will be mobilised mid-2017. The project is due to be completed in 2020.

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