Beirut Port Expansion Master Plan

Location: Beirut, Lebanon Client: Beirut Port Authority Consultants: Associated Consulting Engineers (ACE) Construction Cost: 400 Million US Dollars Project Description A major detailed master planning study for the expansion of Beirut Port from Beirut River to the West up to Nahr el Mout river to the East involving a gross area of around 1.4 sq Km of which 1.2 sq Km shall be reclaimed from the sea. The study involved the following major components: • Expansion of port facilities so as to incorporate new fuel-tank farm, fuel carrier/tanker docking and traffic management facilities. • Expansion of dock # 16 and relocation of existing land-uses. • Land-use assignment to relocate and accommodate the following facilities: - Existing slaughter facility - Public Souk / Market Complex - Fishermen Port facilities - Solid Waste Treatment facility - Military Base of Bay # 1 • Environmental Improvements including site allocation for Sewage Treatment Plant & the Borj Hammoud dump area and its Management. • Physical Master planning of expansion area East of Beirut Port from Nahr Beirut to Nahr El-Mout. • Physical Master planning of area south of Beirut Port between Nahr Beirut to the East and El-Quarantina area to the West including the Planned Motorway to the south. Consultancy Services • Development Master Plan, • Feasibility Study and Economic Appraisal, • Financial Proposal (Implementation Finance Procurement Proposal(s)), • Employment Assessment, • Environmental Impact Assessment, • Conceptual design of sea defenses, • Statutory Laws, Bylaws, Decrees, Rules and Regulations.