The work will take place at its new Container Terminal 4 on a reclaimed island in Jebel Ali Port.
Under Phase 1, Dutco Balfour Beatty is developing an operational yard area with a quay length of 1,200m. BAM International Abu Dhabi is building a 400m bridge and adjacent causeways and the 2.2km quay wall, designed to accommodate the largest container vessels. CH2M has been appointed for work on the reclaimed island north of Jebel Ali鈥檚 Terminal 2, connected to the mainland by a 3,000m causeway.
HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, DP World group chairman and chief executive officer, said: 鈥淲e are excited to see construction work going ahead as planned for Container Terminal 4 in the run up to Expo 2020.鈥�
Under Phase 1, Terminal 4 will add 3.1 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) by 2018, taking Jebel Ali Port鈥檚 total capacity to 22.1 million TEU. The port will be equipped with at least 110 cranes with a total quay length of around 11,000m by that time.
DP World will further expand Terminal 4鈥檚 capacity to a total of 7.8 million TEU in line with market demand under Phase 2, with an additional operational yard with a quay length of 1,000m that will be built by Dutco Balfour Beatty.
Zeyad Baker, executive director, Dutco Balfour Beatty, said: 鈥淒utco Balfour Beatty is honoured to be selected for this project. Our association with DP World goes back to 1976 when we undertook the construction of Jebel Ali Port. Our new partnership for this exciting new chapter in the port鈥檚 development demonstrates the long-term nature of our continuous involvement in a port that emerged four decades ago to become the world鈥檚 largest man-made harbour.鈥�
Patrick McKinney, area manager, Middle East & Gulf, BAM International Abu Dhabi 鈥� Dubai Branch, said: 鈥淲e are delighted to be associated with a global trade enabler like DP World in developing infrastructure. We are grateful for their confidence in our expertise and capabilities to execute this engineering challenge. Our strategy of deploying advanced construction techniques, expert line management highlighting safety processes will underpin the delivery of this project on time and on budget.鈥�
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