Strabag subsidiary wins UAE port project

A consortium led by Strabag subsidiary Ed Zublin has won the € 220 million contract to build Khalifa Port, 60 km northeast of Abu Dhabi in the UAE.

The project centres on the development and construction of buildings and infrastructure for one 4 km long section of the new port facility which connects the mainland with the container terminal.

The contract involves the construction of 25 buildings on this section including the 5-storey port control building, administrative buildings, a fire station and several warehouses. The total floor space will amount to 86000 m².

Strabag CEO Hans Peter Haselsteiner said, "We are very pleased with this new project. Only recently we won the contract to expand the Takreer Refinery in Abu Dhabi. I see the new project as a further sign that we are gaining a foothold in the region."

Completion of the Khalifa Port project is scheduled for August 2012 with Ed Züblin's share valued at € 105 million. Other members of the consortium include the UAE's Al Jaber Transport and General Contracting Company.