Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis), in joint venture with Jan De Nul, has acquired a contract with port operator Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust for the deepening and widening of the access channel towards Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai, India.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is the largest container handling port in the country. The areas to be dredged include the 35.5 kilometres long access channel and various turning basins and anchorage areas. In total more than 40 million cubic meters of sand, silt, clay and rock will be removed. For this project a jumbo trailing suction hopper dredger will be deployed in combination with a jumbo cutter suction dredger and a large backhoe.
Accommodation for large container vessels
Upon completion of the project the port will be able to accommodate larger container vessels. The contract carries a value of approximately €250 million with a 50% share for Boskalis. The works are scheduled to commence in the coming weeks and will be completed within two years. The Boskalis strategy is designed to benefit from the key macro-economicdrivers that fuel global demand in our selected markets: global trade, increasing energy consumption, population growth and the challenges of changing climate conditions. This project is driven by the growth in global trade.
