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Dubai Harbour

20 million tourists in

Just a stone's throw from Dubai's iconic Ain Dubai and Palm Jumeirah, the project involved reclaiming 60 hectares of additional land and constructing huge quay walls and a new marina in the azure blue water.  

2020 Van Oord vessel in fron of Dubai Skyline

Dubai: Where the sky is the limit

Dubai Harbour Masterplan
Set to open in October 2020, Dubai Harbour is a unique and luxurious waterfront development that combines world-class maritime facilities with the most advanced cruise terminals and the largest marina in the region.

Van Oord employee looking over Dubai Skyline

Dubai Harbour’s state-of-the-art cruise facility can accommodate the world's largest cruise ships. The cruise terminals, currently under construction, can dock the largest existing and forthcoming cruise ships and the marina can ultimately accommodate 1,100 yachts up to 160 metres in length. All these new facilities will help the metropolis achieve its ambition of welcoming 20 million tourists in 2020. Van Oord completed its work for the Dubai Harbour Masterplan last November.

Dubai dock area shown from the sky

Project facts & figures

Working at the Dubai coastline in the night with heavy equipment

‘We believe our role as National Partner of the Dutch Pavilion at Expo 2020 will provide the perfect opportunity for Van Oord to share its market knowledge and its expertise in marine engineering and energy infrastructure. We are looking forward to meeting our highly valued clients from all over the world in Dubai.’ 

Portrait of Koen Sweers

Koen Sweers, Area Manager at Van Oord

In the spotlights

From October 2020, the world’s spotlights will be focused on Dubai for six months when it hosts Expo 2020. Van Oord is National Partner of the Dutch Pavilion.

Koen Sweers receiving a partner certificate 'National Partner of the Dutch Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai'

Van Oord has been involved in some iconic waterfront and infrastructure projects in the Middle East over the past 40 years, and specifically in Dubai. It will play an active role in various programme components for the Dutch Pavilion at Expo 2020, inviting clients and partners to visit the Dutch Pavilion throughout the six months of the Expo, especially during theme weeks and on the Netherlands’ national day.

Reclaiming 5 million cubic metres of sand 

Dredging a 12-kilometre-long navigation channel

Installing 4 million tonnes of rock for revetments

550 hectares of vibro compaction

Constructing 3,750 metres of quay walls

Dubai Harbour

20 million tourists in

Just a stone's throw from Dubai's iconic Ain Dubai and Palm Jumeirah, the project involved reclaiming 60 hectares of additional land and constructing huge quay walls and a new marina in the azure blue water.  

2020 Van Oord vessel in fron of Dubai Skyline

Dubai: Where the sky is the limit

Dubai Harbour Masterplan
Set to open in October 2020, Dubai Harbour is a unique and luxurious waterfront development that combines world-class maritime facilities with the most advanced cruise terminals and the largest marina in the region.

Dubai Harbour’s state-of-the-art cruise facility can accommodate the world's largest cruise ships. The cruise terminals, currently under construction, can dock the largest existing and forthcoming cruise ships and the marina can ultimately accommodate 1,100 yachts up to 160 metres in length. All these new facilities will help the metropolis achieve its ambition of welcoming 20 million tourists in 2020. Van Oord completed its work for the Dubai Harbour Masterplan last November.

Dubai dock area shown from the sky

Project facts & figures

Working at the Dubai coastline in the night with heavy equipment

‘We believe our role as National Partner of the Dutch Pavilion at Expo 2020 will provide the perfect opportunity for Van Oord to share its market knowledge and its expertise in marine engineering and energy infrastructure. We are looking forward to meeting our highly valued clients from all over the world in Dubai.’ 

Portrait of Koen Sweers

Koen Sweers, 
Area Manager at Van Oord

In the spotlights

From October 2020, the world’s spotlights will be focused on Dubai for six months when it hosts Expo 2020. Van Oord is National Partner of the Dutch Pavilion.

Koen Sweers receiving a partner certificate 'National Partner of the Dutch Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai'

Van Oord has been involved in some iconic waterfront and infrastructure projects in the Middle East over the past 40 years, and specifically in Dubai. It will play an active role in various programme components for the Dutch Pavilion at Expo 2020, inviting clients and partners to visit the Dutch Pavilion throughout the six months of the Expo, especially during theme weeks and on the Netherlands’ national day.

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