Dubai Maritime City starts work on the industrial area infrastructure
Dubai Maritime City – the world’s largest and the most comprehensive maritime complex in the world – has announced that the construction of dry berths, slide ship transfer pit and other basic site infrastructure have begun.
The commencement of civil works for berths and ship transfer area marks one of the pivotal stages in finalizing the shipyard infrastructure. Dubai Maritime City establishes a series of districts supportive of the spectrum of maritime business commercial needs.
The scope of the construction work comprises earthworks, construction of raft foundation and associated structural walls and piles. The construction of the dry berth area encompasses 144,792 sq meters while the total area of the transfer pits is 67,805 sq meters. This is an enhanced design from the existing transfer area and aims to facilitate Jadaf Dubai in their maritime needs. The shipyard substructure will encompass in situ cast reinforced concrete foundation with shear keys and structural walls for mounting steel rails. The total length of these steel rails is 39,462 linear meters.
Talking about the progress made in the iconic city, Mr. Amer Ali, Project Manager, Dubai Maritime City, said, ‘This multi faceted project is one of the most complex that Dubai has experienced in recent years. If this pace is sustained, we are confident that the completion of the project will be rapid. The response to Maritime City has already been phenomenal and we are eager to begin full-fledged operations at the earliest.’
He added, ‘The newly-designed dry berths and slide ship transfer area, backed by meticulous research and professional expertise, will play a pivotal role in boosting the shipyard efficiency and production capacity and addressing Jadaf Dubai needs in the new location.’
When completed, Dubai Maritime City will be the world’s biggest and the most comprehensive maritime complex spread across 227 hectares of man-made peninsula between Port Rashid and Dubai Dry Docks, and will be surrounded by the waters of the Arabian Gulf.
