Indonesian port company PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero) has awarded Van Oord a contract for dredging and maintenance work for the western access channel to the port of Surabaya in Indonesia.
The contract is worth over EUR 50 million. Project execution will start in May 2014 and will last ten months, followed by a two-year maintenance period.
Widening and Deepening the Channel
The project involves widening the existing channel to 150 metres and deepening it to -13 metres. A total of more than 10 million m3 silt will be removed and dumped at sea. Furthermore, one or two shipwrecks must be removed. Annual maintenance for a two-year period is part of the contract. Van Oord will be deploying a large and a medium-large trailing suction hopper dredger.
This contract is the second assignment for Van Oord in Surabaya. In November 2013, in the presence of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, a contract was signed for the construction of a business park. The latest contract was signed during a mission led by Melanie Schultz van Haegen, the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment.
Picture: H. Eko and P. van der Hulst signed the contract in presence of M. Schultz van Haegen, D. Surjanto, N. de Bruijn and M. Siregar.
