Mussafah Channel Project

Theme

Seaborne Trade

Client

Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Status

Completed, 2008 - 2011

Scope Of Work

NMDC was awarded an AED 1.5 billion contract by the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council to construct the Mussafah Channel for Abu Dhabi Ports Authority. The project played a key role in the development of Mussafah Industrial City by allowing ships to pass with greater ease.

The channel is 63.5 kilometer long, 200 meter wide, with a depth of 9 meters. The project entailed dredging of 65 million cubic meters of soil, using the latest cutting and suction dredgers.