Dutch dredging major Royal Boskalis Westminster has received a letter of intent from Abu Dhabi Ports Company for the construction of Phase One of the new offshore Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi.

As per the deal, to be completed in four years, Boskalis will execute the project in partnership with its subsidiary, Archirodon, and the Korean company Hyundai.
Boskalis’ share in the €1.1 billion ($1.58 billion) project amounts to approximately €670 million.
The deal will include dredging an entrance channel and a harbour basin, the reclamation of a harbour island and land for wharfs, the construction of breakwaters as well as a causeway to the island including a bridge.
In addition, a jetty and quay walls will be built for container handling and a new aluminium smelter. A total of 44 million cu m of material will be dredged.
Boskalis will deploy equipment that includes a number of large cutter suction dredgers and backhoes, as well as a medium-sized hopper dredger.