DP World awards Jebel Ali Port infrastructure contract
TOA-Soletanche Bachy JV is to design, construct, commission and equip the required terminal infrastructure
The world’s third-largest port operator, Dubai-based DP World has signed up infrastructure development specialists, TOA-Soletanche Bachy JV to build the infrastructure needed to expand capacity at the firm’s flagship Jebel Ali port in Dubai.
Under the terms of the contract, TOA-Soletanche Bachy JV is to design, construct, commission and equip the required terminal infrastructure, including the deepening of the channel depth to accommodate super post-panamax next generation container ships with a capacity of 18,000 TEU.
The new terminal will be equipped with 19 quay cranes and 50 rail mounted gantry cranes.
The project will see the capacity of the port expanded by four million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) with the construction of the new Terminal 3.
Upon completion in 2014, total capacity at Jebel Ali will reach 19 million TEU. The new facility will have a quay length of 1,860m, a draft of 17m, and a 70 hectare storage yard.
It will also be equipped with 19 Ship-To-Shore ‘STS’ quay cranes and 50 Rail Mounted Gantry ‘RMG’ cranes.
