KBR Selected as Principal Consultant for Townsville Port Inner Harbour Expansion in Queensland, Australia
06 October 2011 - 7:05AM
Business Wire
KBR (NYSE:KBR) today announced it was selected as the principal
consultant by the Seymour Whyte Smithbridge Joint Venture to
deliver the Townsville Port Inner Harbour Expansion (TPIX) project
for Port of Townsville Limited. Townsville Port is the
third-largest multi-commodity port in Queensland, Australia.
As principal consultant, KBR will provide design engineering,
construction support and certification services. In collaboration
with Seymour Whyte Smithbridge Joint Venture, KBR will work to
expand and strengthen Berth 8 to facilitate bulk loading of mineral
concentrates and fertilizer, while allowing for the works
associated with future materials handling infrastructure. At Berth
10, KBR will provide design services associated with the
construction of a new wharf to accommodate cruise liners, the
Navy’s landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships and commercial shipping.
The Berth 10 redevelopment will also include construction of a
multi-use terminal facility, creation of a public realm along the
Ross Creek foreshore as well as reconfiguration of associated roads
and trunk services.
“Award of this contract builds upon KBR’s past success in the
maritime and coastal engineering sector, including two recent major
port projects in Queensland,” said Colin Elliott, President, KBR
Infrastructure and Minerals. “We are pleased to have been selected
for the TPIX project, identified by the Queensland Government as
critical to the area’s future economic growth, and look forward to
applying our multidisciplinary project expertise for a successful
expansion.”
KBR is a global engineering, construction and services company
supporting the energy, hydrocarbon, government services, minerals,
civil infrastructure, power, industrial, and commercial markets.
For more information, visit www.kbr.com.
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