Saudi Aramco is firming up its plans for a giant shipyard at Ras Al-Khair, Saudi Arabia, and has hired Saudi Archirodon Co. and Huta Hegerfeld to complete the project’s dredging, reclamation and marine structures.

The project includes reclamation of 1.3 billion cubic feet of fill; ground improvements covering 1,800 acres; 2.8 miles of quays; and 7.5 miles of breakwaters and revetments.

After the project is completed, there will develop a local maritime supply chain and to bring Saudi Arabia’s shipbuilding business back home—a means of diversifying the oil-rich nation’s economy.

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