ACES Muscat has started the geotechnical investigation for the Sohar Port – Southern Development Package1 in Oman.
The package comprises of soil improvement at the top surface of the reclamation area, installation of revetment along the reclamation area and installation of scour protection along the outfall.
ACES Muscat scope of work in the project includes drilling of 3 offshore boreholes to depths of 35 meters below seabed level, drilling of 2 onshore boreholes to depths ranging from 30 and 35 meters, in addition to laboratory testing on collected samples and preparing a geotechnical report.
The owner of the project is Sohar Industrial Development Company and the client is Dredging International NV – Earth Moving Worldwide Joint Venture.