Dutch dredging group Royal Boskalis Westmi[ds_preview]nster has taken an important step to receive an order to the development of the port of Duqm in Oman.
The company announced to have signed a Letter of Intent. The contract with a value of approximately 480 mill. € million will be awarded by Sezad (Special Economic Zone Authority Duqm). The final award is subject to Sezad satisfying certain conditions, it was said.
Once finalized, the contract would include the engineering, design, procurement and construction of a bulk liquid berth terminal. The Port of Duqm is a an existing strategic dry dock and industrial free trade zone located in the Al Wusta Region between Muscat and Salalah and has been designated as a Special Economic Zone.
»Various dredging & civil activities will be executed under the responsibility of Boskalis, including the deepening of the port basin to a depth of 18 meters, reclamation of new land, the construction of a quay wall with a length of one kilometer, a double berth jetty island and stone revetment«, Boskalis announced. The dredging scope would be executed by the new mega cutter »Helios«, which will be taken into service mid-2017, and a jumbo hopper and medium-sized trailer suction hopper dredger.
Based on the current expectations, the design activities are due to commence in the coming weeks and equipment will be mobilized mid-2017. The project is expected to be completed in 2020.
