Facilities for gigantic cruise liners in the Caribbean

E. Pihl & Son A.S. is to build a new quay and tourist facilities for cruise liners in Falmouth, Jamaica for the cruise company Royal Caribbean.

Press release 2009 06 25

Pihl builds facilities for gigantic cruise liners in the Caribbean

The project, which Pihl has won as a turnkey contract – consists of two contracts amounting to a total value of 157 m USD.

Quay facilities with room for the cruise liner’s big sisters
The one contract comprises a brand new facility for the reception of Royal Caribbean’s gigantic cruise liners Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, which are to sail from Fort Lauderdale in Florida with stops at Labadee in Haiti, Falmouth in Jamaica, and Cozumel in Mexico.

The facility consists of an approx. 760 m sheet pile quay for the reception of Royal Caribbean’s two cruise liners, which carry a total of approx. 10,000 passengers. The quay is constructed on a 95,000 m2 reclaimed area, which is established by backfilling from the deepening of the entrance channel to the new harbour. The new harbour will be dredged to a depth between -11.5 and -12.5 m deep. Furthermore, Pihl is to establish 700 m costal protection, construct 600 m new pier, utilities, paving, jetty for smaller vessels, and parking spaces for taxis and tourist busses and a trolley lane.

Tourist facilities in Georgian architecture
The second contract comprises the construction of buildings and landscaping on the newly reclaimed area. Royal Caribbean’s American architect and engineer Idea Inc., Orlando, have created the conceptual design. The buildings are adapted to 18th century Georgian architecture, which is characteristic for the historic houses in Falmouth.

‘We are very happy to have secured the Royal Caribbean contract and are looking forward to continue our cooperation with the Jamaican port authorities, whom we know from our works in Kingston Harbor during the last 15 years,’ says Ghassan Farah, head of Pihl’s foreign acquisition department.

The project is to be financed by international banks, against a guarantee provided by Danish state-owned Eksport Kredit Fonden (“Export Credit Fund”). The financial backing of EKF has been a decisive factor in Pihl being awarded this contract.

The completion of the Falmouth facility is scheduled to take only 18 months, and the construction work is expected to begin in July 2009. During the construction period, Pihl will expatriate 40-50 employees, who are to lead and manage the project with 300-400 local workers and workmen.

Apart from Kingston Harbour, which has in large parts over the years been constructed by Pihl, the Port Antonio Marina in Northern Jamaica was also one of Pihl’s projects. Pihl has also carried out a major expansion of the Kingston cement factory and have renovated and extended more than 130 km highway on the northern coast of the island, with the final part of the project nearing completed and about to be handed over to the client.

This new project in Falmouth enters into the series of Pihl’s additional construction activities in the Caribbean, which at the moment includes harbour works and a power plant in Trinidad and Tobago.

For further information:
Ghassan Farah
E. Pihl & Son A.S.
Head office
Nybrovej 116
DK-2800
Denmark
Tel. +45 4527 7200
Fax +45 4527 7100
www.pihl-as.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pressemeddelelse 25. juni 2009

Projektet - som Pihl har vundet i totalentreprise - består af to kontrakter til en samlet værdi på ca. 850 mio. DKK.

Kajfaciliteter med plads til krydstogtskibenes storesøstre
Den ene kontrakt omfatter et helt nyt anlæg til modtagelse af Royal Caribbeans gigantiske krydstogtskibe Oasis of the Seas og Allure of the Seas, der skal sejle fra Fort Lauderdale i Florida med stop i Labadee på Haiti, Falmouth på Jamaica og Cozumel i Mexico.

Anlægget består af en ca. 760 meter lang spunskaj, der kan modtage to af Royal Caribbeans store krydstogtskibe med plads til tilsammen ca. 10.000 passagerer. Kajen anlægges på et 95.000 m2 stort indvundet areal, som etableres ved opfyldning af materiale fra uddybningen af den nye havn, der får en dybde på mellem -11,5 og -12,5 meter. Pihl skal desuden stå for kystsikring af en strækning på 700 meter, anlæg af en ny promenade på ca. 600 meter, dræning, alle nødvendige forsyningsledninger og belægninger samt en mindre havn til turbåde, p-pladser til taxaer og turistbusser og en trolleybane.

Turistfaciliteter i georgiansk arkitektur
Kontrakt nr. 2 omfatter opførelse af samtlige bygninger på det indvundne areal med beplantning etc. Konceptet er tegnet af Royal Caribbeans amerikanske arkitekt og ingeniør Idea Inc., Orlando, og bygningernes arkitektur er tilpasset 1800-tallets georgianske arkitektur, der er karakteristisk for de historiske huse i Falmouth.

-Vi er meget glade for kontrakten fra Royal Caribbean og glæder os til også at få mulighed for at fortsætte samarbejdet med Jamaicas havnemyndigheder, som vi kender fra vort arbejde i Kingston Havn gennem de seneste 15 år, oplyser Ghassan Farah, chef for Pihls udlandsakkvisitionsafdeling.

Projektet er finansieret af internationale banker mod garantistillelse fra Eksport Kredit Fonden (EKF). EKFs opbakning har været helt afgørende for, at det er lykkedes Pihl at opnå denne kontrakt.

Anlægget i Falmouth skal opføres på kun 18 måneder, og anlægsarbejdet forventes påbegyndt i juli 2009. Pihl vil i byggeperioden udstationere 40-50 medarbejdere, der skal lede projektet med lokal arbejdskraft bestående af 300-400 lokale arbejdere og håndværkere.

Udover Kingston Havn, som Pihl har anlagt store dele af, har Pihl bygget en marina i Port Antonio på Nordjamaica samt udført en større udvidelse af cementfabrikken i Kingston. Desuden har Pihl stået for renovering og udbygning af over 130 km hovedveje på nordkysten af øen, hvoraf den sidste del netop er ved at blive færdiggjort og afleveret til bygherren.

Arbejdet i Falmouth indgår således i forlængelse af Pihls øvrige aktiviteter i Caribien, som i øjeblikket også omfatter havnearbejder og et kraftværk på Trinidad og Tobago.

Yderligere information:
Ghassan Farah
E. Pihl & Søn A.S.
Hovedkontor
Nybrovej 116
2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Tlf. 4527 7200
Fax 4527 7100
www.pihl-as.dk

 

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