Greenlands Nuuk Harbour to Get New Container Terminal

zoomCGI of the new container terminal in Nuuk, Greenland Danish general infrastructure contractor Aarsleff has entered into an agreement with Sikuki Nuuk Harbour A/S about the establishment of a new container terminal in Nuuk, Greenland. The first phase will comprise initial planning and preparations. The final contract is expected to be signed in a couple of months. The project will be carried out as a design and build contract and has a value of DKK 402 million (USD 61.3m). The work in Nuuk will commence at the beginning of March and is expected to be completed in November 2016. The contract will cover all work for the construction of the 50,000-square metre container terminal. The work comprises blasting of 300,000 cubic metres of hard rock within the new harbour area, construction of a 300-metre-long quay, establishment of a yard for containers and dredging of the new harbour basin. The contract also includes construction of administration buildings, workshop building and warehouse, estimated at a total of 4,700 square metres.