01 April 2012

MIDDLE EAST Dredging Company (Medco) has been awarded a QR4.5 billion ($1.2 billion) contract to dredge the approach channel for a new port project in Qatar.

The contract also includes the dredging of the basin as well as the land reclamation for the naval base of approximately 400 ha and the construction of the two outer breakwaters on both sides of the channel.

The QR27-billion ($7.41 billion) project is a major gateway to Qatar that includes construction of the new port to serve trade needs of Qatar till 2030 and beyond. Located between Al Wakrah and Messaieed, south of Doha, the new port will cater to the expected growth in container traffic. It will also accommodate general cargo traffic, vehicle, livestock and bulk grain imports, offshore support, cruise and coastguard vessels and a marine support unit.

A new base for the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces will be built off the new port shore providing berthing for Qatar’s Navy and visiting naval vessels from around the world.

The new port will be developed in several phases to include three container terminals with a combined annual capacity in excess of 6 million containers per year and a railway station connected to the GCC railway network, thus ensuring a link to the neighbouring countries and opening up new avenues to serve the GCC markets.

Medco’s works include the dredging of a 20-km-long access channel and a naval base basin, the land reclamation with dredged materials for an area of approximately 4.5 sq km for the construction of the naval base, the construction of rubble mound outer breakwaters on each side of the channel, the construction of rock revetment at the perimeter of the naval base, the supply and installation of navigation aids and environment mitigation.

The scope of contract entails dredging approximately 45 million cu m of mainly hard rock materials. The project has undergone a rigorous and thorough environmental assessment and the strict environmental conditions resulting from these studies will have to be strictly adhered to by all involved on the project in order to avoid the environmental impacts created by the construction of the project.

Medco will deploy its self-propelled flagship Al Jarraf recently constructed and delivered in Singapore. In addition, two self-propelled seagoing rock cutter suction dredgers will be deployed to execute this major assignment.

The works, which have just started, will be completed early 2016.

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