EXCLUSIVE: Jan De Nul builds new container quay in Spain

Jan De Nul Group has signed a contract with the Valencia Port Authority for a new container quay in the port’s northern extension.

“The maritime contractor will carry out the works in a joint venture with Acciona Construcción and Grupo Bertolín. In their evaluation, the port authority appreciated the circular use of dredged material,” said Jan De Nul.

According to the official statement, they plan to reuse as much of the 25 million cubic meters of dredged material for the quay construction as feasible.

The new quay will have an area of 137 hectares and there will be a quay wall of over 1,900 meters. This will allow the port of Valencia to handle an additional five million containers per year, on top of its current capacity of seven million.

Also, the new quay will be able to serve the latest generation of MEGAMAX vessels with a length of up to 430 metres and more than 24,000 containers on board.

According to JDN, the works will take 58 months.