PUMA team completes first phase of Maasvlakte 2
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) and Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors (Van Oord) have delivered the first stage of Maasvlakte 2 to the client, Port of Rotterdam, on schedule, on budget and in accordance with the quality requirements specified.
PUMA, the joint venture of the two contractors, started the expansion of the port of Rotterdam five years ago. Now, the realisation of 700 hectares of new industrial sites, 11km of seawall, 3.5km of quay wall, 24km of roads, 14km of rail and 560 hectares of port basin is a fact. The work now completed by PUMA is the lion’s share of the construction of Maasvlakte 2.
In the coming year work will continue in full swing on infrastructure on the boundary between the existing port area and Maasvlakte 2, including the construction of a flyover intersection at the ECT terminal, so that the new port terminal can connect seamlessly to the existing one.
In addition, APM Terminals (APMT) and Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) are working hard on the new container terminals which both companies want to have in operation by the end of 2014.
Maasvlakte 2 saw 240 million cubic metres of sand used to create land, raise industrial sites and construct 7.5km of beach and dunes. 7 million tonnes of riprap, 20,000 concrete blocks, each weighing more than 40 tonnes, and 150,000 tonnes of clay were processed in the 3.5km of hard seawall. Around 300,000 cubic metres of concrete was used in the construction of the quay walls.
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