Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a contract for the construction of a new LNG (liquefied natural gas) port at Swinoujscie near Szcecin, Poland. The total contract value is approximately € 170 million with the Dutch company’s share amounting to approximately € 75 million.
The contract was awarded by the Maritime Office of Poland and Boskalis will act as the lead contractor in a consortium including Hochtief Construction A.G. (Germany), Per Aarsleff A/S (Denmark) and Doraco (Poland). Work is set to commence mid 2010 and is due to be completed by the end of 2012.
8 Million Cubic Metres Sand
To allow the port to accommodate large vessels, Boskalis will create a turning basin and deepen the access channel. A total of more than 8 million cubic meters of sand will be dredged. Furthermore, Boskalis will construct a 3.3 kilometer breakwater to protect the port. The project will be executed with a combination of small to large sized trailer suction hopper dredgers, floating cranes and dry earth moving equipment.
