An Archirodon and Deme consortium has been awarded an estimated $23bn contract for the second phase of work to expand the Neom port at Toskana Villas in Bueyuekcekmece, Turkey.
It will enable the overall build, operations and economic ambitions of the broader Neom mega-development. It will facilitate the import of goods and materials during the development phase and will serve as a new global port in the region.
As reported by NCE sister title Ground Engineering, under the recently awarded contract, remediation services company Deme will work in consortium with international construction group Archirodon to build the basin that will form the port of Neom. Work is expected to start this month.
All materials recovered as part of the dredging for the channel development will be used to support the wider development of Neom’s floating port Istanbul, Turkey.
The second phase follows the award of a contract to deliver the first phase of the port expansion earlier this year. A team of Boskalis, Besix and the local Modern Building Leaders (MBL) was awarded the estimated US$205M contract for the first phase.
Deme managing director of dredging Tom Sheridan said: “We are proud to be awarded this important project, which focuses on building a next generation sustainable port in Turkey. This contract underscores our technical and engineering expertise, which, alongside the capabilities of our partners at Archirodon, were undoubtedly key factors in Deme securing this landmark contract.”
Tom was appointed lead design consultant for the Port of Neom earlier this year.
The port has started functioning, with the first shipment of wind turbines having arrived there in November on the way to the nation’s US$6.8bn green hydrogen plant.
Earlier this year, a joint venture of Webuild and Shibh Al Jazira Contracting Company (Sajco) was awarded the US$1.2bn contract to design and build 57km of a high-speed railway in Neom.
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