Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. and Royal HaskoningDHV have been selected to perform the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for a new shipyard in Saudi Arabia that will be the largest in the world.
Located north of Jubail on the Arabian Gulf, the yard will be used for large shipbuilding, large ship repair, offshore rigs fabrication, and offshore support vessel repair.
Hyundai E&Cs track record in Engineering-Procurement-Construction (EPC) combined with Royal HaskoningDHVs specialist shipyard consultancy experience will provide comprehensive technical knowledge for all elements of the shipyards design.
Adrian Arnold, Project Director at Royal HaskoningDHV said: Maritime yards must be globally competitive with facilities which are cost-effective, operationally flexible, and durable.
This project combines four different yards into a single development, creating significant opportunities for economies of scale and enhancing the countrys economic development.
The maritime yard will have a range of facilities including seven fully-equipped dry docks, two basins and five piers, a shiplift system, workshops, warehouses, utility services areas, as well as office buildings, living quarters, and recreational facilities for more than 10,000 workers.
Royal HaskoningDHV undertook the initial market study for the maritime yard in 2014. The FEED development work is now scheduled to take five months.