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Van Oord Consortium Wins Extension Project
01 Sep 2005
Netherlands based Van Oord has been awarded a contract for the extension of the coal terminal and port basin at the Port of Richards Bay , South Africa. The client is the National Ports Authority of South Africa . The project will be executed in cooperation with several local companies with Van Oord's share in the consortium set up to execute the work being 50%.
The contract has a total value of 29m and was due to get underway at the end of July with a 13 month schedule for completion.
The project involves dredging the turning basin, dredging and reclamation of a new port area, and construction of a 300m long quay wall. Van Oord is responsible for dredging a total quantity of 3 million m 3and reclaiming some 500,000m 3ofsand. The company plans to deploy the trailing suction hopper dredger Lelystad and water injection dredging vessel Jetsed to carry out its share of the work.
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