Trinidad dry dock project progresses

The company is seeking expressions of interest from qualified firms to undertake an environmental impact assessment and a geotechnical investigation of the site. If successful, the Environmental Management Authority of Trinidad and Tobago will be able to grant a certification of clearance, paving the way for the facility to be built on the 140-acre reclaimed island in Port of Spain.

The Sullivan Island yard will boast five graving docks accommodating vessels from 20,000 to 250,000 dwt, up to 350m long and with a maximum draft of 10m. Eight sea cradles for smaller vessels and five service jetties are also planned.

TDDC says the project will “cater to the growing international demands of the expanding global shipping fleet, with specific emphasis on meeting a critical need in the western hemisphere”.

In conjunction with another project planned in Guyana, the New Amsterdam Dry Dock Industrial Port Complex, the company aims to build a total dry docking area of 199,300sq m. The company said it would also develop a number of on-site, downstream projects including a marine and industrial park, and residential and commercial centers at both locations.

The Sullivan Island project is located offshore in the Gulf of Paria, in the vicinity of Sealots, just north of the Caroni River outfall. It includes a 250-hectare dredged turning basin and a causeway connecting Sullivan Island to mainland Trinidad’s highway network.

The company is seeking expressions of interest from qualified and experienced firms by 2pm on Friday 3 April.