Boskalis vessels 'spot hunting' to clear the way for new LNG terminal

Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis has deployed a set of dredgers and other vessels from its fleet in the Middle East to lay the groundwork for the creation of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the port of Sohar, bringing Oman closer to turning its dreams of housing the first LNG bunkering hub in the Middle East into reality.

Boskalis’ Willem van Oranje and Coastway trailing suction hopper dredgers, along with the firm’s Colbart backhoe dredger, are said to have dredged some four million cubic meters of sand over the past few months to make space for a new LNG terminal in the existing Sohar Port and Freezone.

“The final phase of a dredging project is often not the most challenging, but it typically takes the most time. This is also the case for the Sohar project in northern Oman,” emphasized the Dutch player, while confirming that its Willem van Oranje dredger has departed the Gulf of Oman, as the Coastway continues to work alongside the Colbart.

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