On March 31, the groundwork sub-project construction ceremony of the Abu Kier Container Terminal Project undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd.") was held in Alexandria, Egypt's second largest city. This marks the official start of the onshore construction of the project, laying a solid foundation for accelerating the construction of the main body of the project. With the start of the crawler dynamic compactor, the 20-ton rammer slowly rose to a height of 12 meters and then landed heavily, marking the official start of foundation treatment.

Dong Xiaowei, head of China Harbour Egypt, said that the project will build a 1.2-kilometer container terminal shoreline and a storage yard of more than 600,000 square meters. After completion, the annual throughput of Abu Kier Port can reach 2 million TEUs. Within three months after the foundation treatment starts, it will provide more than 1,800 jobs for the local area during the peak construction period of the project. After the project is completed, it will greatly promote the local economic and social development, radiate the surrounding economic life circle, and continue to drive employment. Relevant representatives of the owner’s shareholder, Hutchison Whampoa Port Group and the Egyptian Navy, fully affirmed the port construction achievements of China Harbour during the COVID-19 epidemic, and looked forward to the completion of the project construction on time, quality and quantity.

Feng Zhaosheng, executive manager of the Abu Kier Container Terminal Project, said that the previous project has gone through business preparations, design optimization and other links. The start of foundation treatment means that the project will soon enter the intensive civil construction stage. Mass launch. At the same time, the construction process of the project completely adopts the localized management mode. From administrators, labor cooperation teams to suppliers, Egyptian local resources will be used. The process of project implementation will create a large number of employment opportunities in Abu Kil and surrounding areas. Keywords: engineering construction, engineering news

It is understood that the construction content of the project includes wharf, dredging, reclamation, waterway improvement, revetment, breakwater, as well as related supporting facilities such as fire protection, water and electricity, and pipe network. The ground treatment sub-projects launched this time have a total treatment area of about 600,000 square meters, and there are difficulties in the work of heavy workload, tight construction period and high settlement control requirements. The project management team organized scientifically, accurately selected the construction process, and successively overcame the influence of various unfavorable factors such as difficulty in obtaining permits for geological exploration and construction, and difficulty in customs clearance of equipment and instruments, and finally realized the successful start of foundation treatment.Editor/XingWentao