Boskalis_Annual Report_2017

42

PERFECT TEAMWORK REQUIRED FOR SIZABLE DUQM PROJECT

Boskalis is currently executing the sizable Duqm Liquid Bulk Berths Project in Oman. “This is a multi-faceted project involving a range of Boskalis disciplines,” says project director Bart Pröpper. “Given the size and complexity, the success of the project depends on perfect teamwork.”

“Boskalis has built up good relations in Oman. In recent years, we have been involved on projects including The Wave and Salam Yiti in the port city of Muscat,” says Pröpper. “The current project is part of a master plan for port development in Oman, with the port of Muscat being adapted to accommodate cruise vessels and the port of Salalah focusing on container handling. Duqm’s port is centrally located in an industrial free-trade area, where a modern port complex, shipyards and extensive dry dock facilities have been built in recent years. The master plan includes the construction of a new bulk liquid berth terminal and a large oil refnery in Duqm. The port will provide employment for more than 16,000 people, who will be housed in the port area. The principal is SEZAD (the Special Economic Zone Authority Duqm), for whom we are executing a EUR 480 million EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contract consisting of a large number of dredging and civil-engineering activities. We are responsible for the land reclamation and compaction, the construction of a kilometer- long quay wall, two jetties, stone work and deepening the port basin to -18 meters. The civil-engineering work is executed under our responsibility by a subcontractor.”

Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs