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Middle East marine construction intelligence

Large-scale coastal development, utilities, ports, industrial waterfronts, and private destination programmes.

Projects, client activity, procurement and contractor appointments across Middle East.

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Tartous port modernisation mobilised

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36 project records connected to this region.

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40 current analyses and briefs coded to this region.

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41 public profiles identify active work or decision roles in this region.

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All current Middle East project records

36 records
Confirmed

Marsa LNG Sohar jetty and marine access

Oman / Deep-water ports and energy terminals / Access-channel dredging completed; LNG jetty, shore protection and drainage under construction

construction / Last checked
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Aqaba New Oil Terminal marine EPC package

Jordan / Liquid-cargo terminal berth enhancement / December bids advertised; document requests closed 28 October and access needs ADC confirmation

tender / Last checked
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King Abdulaziz Naval Base MMSC IOC facilities

Saudi Arabia / Naval base wharf and fleet-support facilities / USAspending records USD 400,172,871.91 obligated and exercised across 28 transactions through 7 July 2026; current performance end 8 March 2027

construction / Last checked
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Aqaba-Amman National Water Carrier marine works

Jordan / Marine utilities / October marine assessment adopts the existing SEPCO intake and a revised canyon outfall; financing approvals recorded, construction release unconfirmed

financing / Last checked
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Mahout fishing port construction

Oman / Port infrastructure / OMR 36.995 million construction award approved in July 2026; contractor and detailed marine scope remain undisclosed

award / Last checked
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Khalifa Port EGA berth enhancement programme

UAE / Port infrastructure / CHEC EPC delivery and live-berth works reported by two current staff profiles; owner releases confirm the AED 84 million programme but do not name the contractor

construction / Last checked
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Rabigh 4 IWP intake, outfall and storage system

Saudi Arabia / Marine utilities / EPC performance test completed on 19 February 2026; SWPC commercial-operation confirmation remains unpublished

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ACME Duqm green-ammonia CBM export terminal

Oman / Deep-water ports and energy terminals / Phase 1 plant construction and CBM equipment delivery are active. Masirah Marine is the reported installation lead; its contract, vessel allocation and ASD-tug support remain undisclosed

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Kuwait Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port Phase I completion

Kuwait / Deep-water ports and container terminals / Phase I EPC signed with CCCC; government follow-up continues, while mobilisation and marine construction remain unverified

award / Last checked
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Quriyat fishing port sea dock development

Oman / Port infrastructure / 83% complete in August 2025; completion, contractor and acceptance remain unverified

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Bapco wharf and pipeline repair term services

Bahrain / Liquid-cargo terminal maintenance / Bahrain Tender Board's May 2026 report records a BHD 340,000 extension under tender T17600(65), following the May 2021 BHD 2,489,690 five-year award to Bahrain Maintenance and Diving Services; the extension duration and work orders remain undisclosed

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Taweelah RO desalination intake and outfall system

UAE / Marine utilities / EWEC lists Taweelah RO as an existing 909,000 m3/day facility and records 297.16 million m3 of 2024 production; final as-built intake and outfall geometry is not publicly disclosed

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Sitra Wharf Berths 5 and 6 liquid-cargo enhancement

Bahrain / Liquid-cargo terminal berth enhancement / Bahrain Tender Board's March 2026 monthly report records a BHD 10,987,831 award to NASS Contracting for Sitra Wharf tender T78534; no award date, contract signature, mobilisation or installed work is published

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Liwa Fishery Harbour development, management and operation PPP

Oman / Fishing-port concession, commercial waterfront and operating PPP / Liwa remained in Oman's 2024 PPP and fisheries-investment pipeline after 2021 and 2023 market approaches; a selected developer and financial close remain undisclosed through 8 August 2026

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Liwa Fishery Harbour maintenance dredging procurement 2023

Oman / Operating fishing-port maintenance dredging / Oman eTender 441/2023/MAFWR/HQ-36 reached financial evaluation in Q3 2023, then a Recall-1 procedure closed on 19 December 2023; an awardee, value and mobilisation remain undisclosed

tender / Last checked
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Liwa (Nabur) Fishery Harbour construction

Oman / Fishing-port breakwaters, dredging, quay and marine infrastructure / Liwa harbour was operating by 2023 after the original Galfar award and 2015-2017 downstream marine works; formal completion, acceptance and final-account records remain unrecovered

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Bukha Fishery Harbour maintenance, rehabilitation and dredging

Oman / Fishing-port maintenance, rehabilitation and dredging / Masirah Island International identifies active harbour maintenance, rehabilitation and dredging; a 2025 Oman News Agency owner-side report says the port remained under maintenance, with no public completion or acceptance record

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Dhalkut Port management, operation and development framework

Oman / Small-port commercial activation, maintenance, dredging and berth readiness / A three-year development, management and operation framework was signed with Abu Sultan Enterprises in December 2025; the planned handover for maintenance and simple operations, physical marine works, capital programme and current operating state are not publicly confirmed

planning / Last checked
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Raysut Fishery Harbour rehabilitation and sedimentation works

Oman / Fishing-port dredging, breakwater, groyne, quay and reclamation / The Ministry reported 100% completion in May 2026 after an 81% owner update in January; final hydrography, formal acceptance, operating release and most downstream marine packages remain undisclosed

completed / Last checked
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Duqm Port Commercial Terminal and Operational Zone IP2

Oman / Port infrastructure / Serka-MSF completed the commercial-terminal fit-out in December 2020; the port is operational, while AIIB's 2025 review says throughput and revenue remain below original forecasts

completed / Last checked
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NEOM green-ammonia export jetty

Saudi Arabia / Deep-water ports and energy terminals / Overall complex above 90% complete; energization and commissioning started, with jetty VTS radar commissioned but first ammonia transfer not confirmed

commissioning / Last checked
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Daba fishing port development

Oman / Port infrastructure / 75% complete in June 2024 with some facilities operating; full completion and formal opening remain unverified

commissioning / Last checked
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Masirah multipurpose fishing port

Oman / Port infrastructure / OMR 28.612 million design-and-build award confirmed; current construction progress and marine subcontract chain remain partly undisclosed

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Ruwais LNG marine access and export terminal

UAE / Deep-water ports and energy terminals / Ruwais LNG remains under development for 2028 commercial operations; a February 2025 port notice placed the access-channel dredging in phased 24-hour execution, but no final marine acceptance record has been published

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Hawar SWRO offshore intake and outfall tender

Bahrain / Marine utilities / Two bids were opened for Hawar's separate offshore intake and outfall EPC package on 25 December 2025; EWA still lists the wider desalination scheme as a future project and no award is published

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Saudi Arabia five-IWP developer qualification programme

Saudi Arabia / Marine utilities / Sharakat is qualifying developers across five planned seawater reverse-osmosis projects; no individual RFP, award or project-specific marine package is public

prequalification / Last checked
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Taweelah C IPP coastal utility interface

UAE / Marine utilities / PPA and EPC signed; cooling-water review and existing-plant tie-ins exposed, marine route unconfirmed

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Ras Mohaisen Independent Water Project and Marine Intake/Outfall

Saudi Arabia / Marine utilities / Project agreements, the L&T-Lantania EPC award and December 2025 financial close are evidenced, and ACWA's 3 March 2026 year-end report classifies the full 300,000 m3/day capacity as under construction; offshore mobilisation, installed intake or outfall geometry, first water and accepted production are not dated

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Current research

Latest region-coded publications

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Aqaba conceptual interface connects marine EPC structures with the parallel equipment-and-operation package and the topside design inputs crossing that boundary.
Brief / Confirmed

Aqaba Oil Berth Tender Divides Marine and Operating Scope

ADC's new oil-berth invitation combines marine EPC works with topside engineering, alongside a parallel operator procurement. Pipeline tie-ins and the equipment handover need particular attention before bidders freeze their scope.

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Original IMWO contract modifications graphic for King Abdulaziz Naval Base MMSC IOC facilities in Jubail: 7 July 2026 ring-main-unit relocation, 45,102.95 US dollars, 28 transactions and 8 March 2027 contract end
Brief / Confirmed

Jubail MMSC ledger adds July ring-main-unit relocation

USAspending records 28 actions on Jubail's MMSC IOC facilities contract through 7 July 2026. A00017 adds USD 45,102.95 for ring-main-unit relocation, taking obligated and exercised value to USD 400,172,871.91. The all-options value is USD 503,225,000.91 and the current contract period ends on 8 March 2027.

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Original IMWO excavation balance for Aqaba-Amman SEPCO intake and DN2800 canyon outfall context: 20,000 cubic metres indicative total, 8,500 for backfill reuse and 11,500 for onshore disposal
Brief / Confirmed

Aqaba-Amman switches to existing intake assets and a canyon outfall

Aqaba-Amman's October marine addendum replaces the proposed new intake lagoon with the existing SEPCO lagoon and pumping station. It relocates the outfall to a canyon and describes a DN2800 HDPE installation with about 20,000 m3 of indicative excavation, including 11,500 m3 requiring onshore disposal.

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Duqm port project cost: USD 353.33 million appraisal budget and USD 292.95 million actual total; unused contingency contributes USD 37.94 million of the USD 60.38 million reduction. Cargo demand is evaluated separately.
Analysis / Research

Duqm's Cargo Mix and the Investment Case

Duqm finished below its project budget while the dry cargo and containers underpinning its investment case lagged. Original cost and tariff records explain the exposure and how to stage the next capacity commitment.

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Dive-supported inspection at a refinery-linked wharf structure and pipeline interface
Brief / Confirmed

Bapco extends a five-year wharf-repair contract without exposing the work orders

Bahrain Tender Board's May 2021 report names Bahrain Maintenance and Diving Services on tender T17600(65), a BHD 2,489,690 five-year time contract for mechanical services across wharf structures and pipeline repair programmes. Its May 2026 report records a separate BHD 340,000 extension under the same tender and with the same contractor, without publishing duration, call-offs, asset locations or current progress.

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Delivery network

Organizations active in this collection

6 shown / 41 profiled
IMWO illustrated guide to Boskalis' Dredging and Inland Infra, Offshore Energy, and Towage and Salvage businesses, separating corporate capabilities from individual project assignments
Dredging, marine infrastructure and offshore-energy contractor

Boskalis

Capital and maintenance dredging contractor / Port, waterway and reclamation contractor / Coastal defence, riverbank and hydraulic-infrastructure contractor

Corporate facts reviewed Procurement checked
Royal IHC-built cutter suction dredger Hussein Tantawy in Rotterdam before delivery to the Suez Canal Authority
Marine equipment provider

Royal IHC

Dredging vessel designer / Marine equipment manufacturer / Shipbuilder

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Rows of large white process pressure vessels at an ACCIONA reverse-osmosis desalination facility
Integrated infrastructure, water, port and concession developer-contractor

ACCIONA

Integrated infrastructure developer and contractor / Water design and construction contractor / Desalination EPC and commissioning lead

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Interior of the Taweelah reverse-osmosis desalination plant showing membrane racks, pumps, and process pipework
Desalination, power and green-hydrogen developer, investor and operator

ACWA Power

Independent water project developer / Infrastructure investor / Project company shareholder

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China Communications Construction Company and Kuwait Ministry of Public Works representatives at the February 2025 Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port contract signing
Listed Chinese transport-infrastructure, port, dredging and marine-engineering contractor

China Communications Construction Company Limited

Port engineering, procurement and construction / Dredging and reclamation group capability / Marine and transport-infrastructure design and construction

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DEME trailing suction hopper dredger Bonny River sailing toward an offshore wind farm
Dredging, marine infrastructure and offshore-energy contractor

DEME Group

Marine contractor / Dredging contractor / Reclamation contractor

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