Boskalis wins cruise terminal contract in the Bahamas
Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a contract for the extension of the cruise terminal in Nassau. The contract was awarded by the Ministry of Works and Transport of the Government of the Bahamas and is worth approximately US$44m. The company said the project will be completed in the first six months of 2010.
To handle the latest generation of mega-cruisers of the Genesis class, the Government of the Bahamas has ordered the port’s cruise terminal to be extended. Part of the extension must be completed by late 2009 in order to welcome Royal Caribbean’s mega-cruise vessel Oasis of the Seas.
The project includes the extension and widening of the entrance channel and will be executed with a jumbo cutter suction dredger. Approximately 1.5m cu/m of sand and rock will be dredged, which will be used to enlarge an existing island close to the cruise terminal.
A subcontractor will construct a new dam wall around the island and build a number of new mooring dolphins for cruise liners.
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