Project Name: Khalifa bin Salman New Port, Hidd
Client: Ministry of Works, Bahrain
Value: USD 213,000,000
Year: 2001

The Khalifa Bin Salman Port and Industrial Area at Hidd project comprises the planning, design and construction of Phase I of a new deep water port together with around 700 hectares of reclamation to provide a corridor for the Port access roadway and an area for industrial development. In Phase I, basic infrastructure will be provided over approximately one third of
the maximum area that may be reclaimed for industrial use.
The project was awarded to the consortium comprising of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, Nass Contracting, and Nass-Murray and Roberts JV each responsible for carrying out the dredging work, rock.

Key Construction Elements:

• 24,000,000 cubic metres of dredged fill
• 12 km of revetment protection and breakwater comprising
• 1,300,000 cubic metres of quarry runbund core
• 650,000 cubic metres of secondary armour,  lter stone toe berm etc
• 450,000 cubic metres of primary armour
• Vessel berthing facilities comprising
• 1,800 lin m of gravity block quay wall with minimum 15m depth designed for containers, general cargo, dry bulk and roll-on roll-off traffic small craft berths

NASS Companies involved:
Nass Contracting, Delmon Readymixed Concrete, Nass Commercial, Nass Mechanical, Tech Dive, Nass Electrical, United Cement Company, Bahrain Bulk Trade.