DEME, working alongside the international marine construction group Archirodon in a consortium, was very busy last year pushing ahead with the second phase of transformation work for the Port of NEOM, the Duba Port expansion project in Saudi Arabia.

The scope of work includes extensive dredging and excavation works, widening of the access channel, expansion of the quay wall and dry earthworks.  OXAGON Phase 2 will provide the existing Port of Duba with a new basin equipped with an extensive quayside tailored for handling automated container operations.

The dredging activities are set to enable the world’s largest ships to call at the port, according to DEME who are performing the dry excavation and dredging works, while Archirodon constructs the quay walls.

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