Boskalis awarded Tuas reclamation works

Work will be undertaken as part of port development project Tuas Terminal Phase II in Singapore, also referred to as Tuas Terminal Finger Pier 3, being undertaken by a consortium of companies which includes Penta Ocean Construction Company and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company.

This project is worth approximately SGD 1.46 billion to the consortium. Boskalis’ share in the consortium is 30% with a corresponding contract value of approximately €300 million. The contract is expected to be finalised in the next few weeks after the Chinese New Year.

Reclamation works

MPA’s Tuas Terminal Phase II development is a part of the Tuas Port project and includes the design and construction of 387 hectares of land reclamation works bounded by 9.1 kilometres of caisson walls.

The nearly 30-metre high caissons designed for this project will be amongst the largest ever used in the world.

Boskalis will execute various dredging and civil engineering activities within the above scope, including the deepening of the port basin and access channel, dredging of a sandkey and managing the supply of sand to create the new land.

Dredging and land reclamation activities will be executed with a combination of a medium-sized trailing suction hopper dredger, grab and backhoe dredgers and long-distance bulk carriers.

Work is due to commence in the coming weeks and the construction activities will take place over a nine-year time frame due for completion in 2027.