01 March 2020

Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the emirate’s commercial and community ports, has announced plans to design and construct a new cruise jetty at Sir Bani Yas Cruise Beach, the signature tourist destination located off the coast of Abu Dhabi. It has also selected BAM International, the operating name for the Dutch construction company Royal BAM Group outside of Europe, to design and construct the new jetty.

The new jetty project, being built at an investment of Dh100 million ($27.2 million), will be completed in Q4 2020, in time for the launch of the 2021 cruise season.

Located in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra region, Sir Bani Yas Island is the Gulf’s first and only dedicated cruise beach stopover destination and is the gateway to some of the most spectacular wildlife and historical treasures in the region.

Abu Dhabi Ports said the cruise jetty comprises an open-access trestle (350 m long x 6 m wide) extending to a piled berth platform (105 m long x 15 m wide), together with eight mooring dolphins, fire-fighting equipment, solar lighting, as well as a hand railing, with an option to construct 10 beach-control structures (groynes).

The expansion will allow two vessels to dock at any given time and provide up to 5,000 passengers with direct access to embark and disembark at an accelerated rate on the southeast beach of Sir Bani Yas Island. Presently, cruise ships set anchor about 1-km offshore from the island and visitors are ferried to and from the cruise beach via tender craft.

BAM International chairman Eric van Zuthem said: “The awarding of this contract to the group is a testament to our unparalleled performance in delivering the highest quality marine construction. The new cruise jetty at Sir Bani Yas Cruise Beach is our first project with Abu Dhabi Ports, and we look forward to commencing a long and successful relationship between our organisations.”  

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