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Port construction,
Khalifa port

The Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone (KPIZ), one of the world’s largest greenfield development projects, is part of Abu Dhabi’s major diversification plan to develop various sectors such as property, tourism, infrastructure and others. Abu Dhabi’s main existing port, Mina Zayed, is hemmed in by Abu Dhabi city, limiting its accessibility and the possibility for expansion.

The new Khalifa Port, located 4.6 km offshore, is built on an artificial island (Port Island) with a separate berth island (for Emirates Aluminum). These islands are connected to the mainland by causeways and bridges. Khalifa Port is scheduled to replace Mina Zayed by late 2012 and provides infrastructure for a wide range of industrial and commercial activities in Abu Dhabi. When completed, the first phase of Khalifa Port will handle 2 million TEUs, four times the capacity of Mina Zayed. In June 2007 the Khalifa Port Marine Consortium (KPMC) was formed with partners Boskalis Westminster Middle East Ltd., Archirodon Construction and Hyunday Engineering & Construction. In October 2007 KPMC was awarded a multi-faceted design, procurement and construction contract. The specified work included dredging of an access channel and port basin, land reclamation, rock protection works, breakwaters and quaywall construction, to be performed by the Consortium in which Boskalis had a 43% share. When the contract was awarded, most of the final Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone (KPIZ), Abu Dhabi design work for the port’s construction had yet to be done. The client – Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) – sought contractors with the skills and multidisciplinary services able to deliver design expertise as the operations progressed. Boskalis engineers from the inhouse company Hydronamic coordinated the design activities, not only in the dredging and reclamation works, but also in the rock protection works, breakwaters and construction of the quay walls, bridges and breakwaters.

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Construction of
Marker Wadden

Boskalis has been awarded the first phase of the Marker Wadden development in the Netherlands. The project includes the construction of an island with underwater landscaping. The Marker Wadden are natural islands that will be developed in the Markermeer lake in the years to come. They will provide a major boost for the ecological quality of the Markermeer lake. The natural shores of the islands will give fish more opportunities to spawn and feed. As a result, large numbers of birds such as terns and waders will return to the area because there will be more food for them. The construction of the Marker Wadden will transform the map of the Netherlands.

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Outer harbor channel widening, Adelaide.

The Port of Adelaide is the primary port in South Australia, located at Outer Harbor. The port is operated by Flinders Ports Pty Ltd (Flinders Ports) and handles both container and cruise vessels, contributing significantly to the State’s economic activity. Flinders Ports identified the need for an upgrade of the existing infrastructure driven by the emergence of Post Panamax class vessels. To meet this growth the existing channel had to be widened to accommodate vessels with a maximum width of 49 m without operational restrictions. Flinders Ports contracted Boskalis to execute the dredging works.

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Johan Sverdrup, transport.

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. is Equinor’s Fabrication and Transport contractor of the Johan Sverdrup project. Boskalis has been awarded by Samsung as transportation contractor for this project.

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IJsseldelta

The IJsseldelta project is part of the national Room for the River program, which comprises over 30 measures aimed at upgrading the flood defenses in the Dutch river areas. The project involves lowering the summer bed of the Lower IJssel river along a length of 7.5 kilometers near the town of Kampen and creating a bypass to the south of Kampen.

Port expansion, Tuas Mega Port Singapore

Boskalis is part of a consortium that won a contract related to the construction of the Tuas Mega Port in Singapore. After Shanghai, Singapore is not only the world's largest container port, it also handles 50% of global crude oil production and it is the planet's busiest transit port. The port is the economic motor of Singapore, which is constantly struggling with a shortage of land.

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Construction of greenfield port and breakwater for Dangote quays Lekki

The Dangote Group, owned by Aliko Dangote, is building Africa’s largest oil refinery and fertilizer plant in Lekki, 60 kilometers east of Lagos, Nigeria. To facilitate the import of out-of-gauge components and other materials required for construction activities, a port was constructed