중국 CRCC+UAE NPC, 13억불 규모 UAE 에티하드 2단계 패키지 D 수주 CRCC, NPC win $1.3bn Etihad Rail Package D civil works contract

CRCC, NPC win $1.3bn Etihad Rail Package D civil works contract

Deal covers 145km-Package D of Stage 2 to link Fujairah, Khorfakkan ports to Etihad Rail at Dubai-Sharjah border

by Ranju Warrier19 Dec 2019

A joint venture of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) and National Projects Construction (NPC) have won a $1.3bn (AED4.6bn) contract for civil works and construction of 145km-Package D of Stage 2 of the 1,200km UAE’s national railway, Etihad Rail, to link Fujairah and Khorfakkan ports to the network at Dubai-Sharjah border.

The 1,200km Etihad Rail is the UAE's national railway network [image: CW Archives]. Etihad Rail – Atkins

중국 CRCC+UAE NPC, 13억불 규모 UAE 에티하드 2단계 패키지 D 수주    중국철도건설공사(CRCC)와 국가프로젝트건설(NPC)이 합작해 아랍에미리트(UAE)의 국철인 에티하드 레일 2단계 중 145km-패키지 D에서 13억불 규모(AED4.6bn)의 토목공사 계약을 따냈다. 패키지 D구간은 푸자이라와 호르파칸 항구를 두바이샤르자 국경의 네트워크로 연결한다. 145km 패키지 D에는 교량 35개, 지하 32개 건설 외에 총 길이 16km의 하자르 산맥을 통과하는 터널 15개 건설이 포함된다. 주요 항구를 제조, 생산, 인구 센터에 연결함으로써, 철도 네트워크의 패키지 D는 UAE 북부 에미레이트 항공의 건축 자재를 위한 채석장과 더 가깝게 연결될 것이다. UAE의 국영 통신사인 Wam은 푸제라 항구와 코르팍칸 항구를 에티하드 철도망에 연결하면 매년 200만개의 20피트짜리 컨테이너 유닛(TEU)을 수송할 수 있어 국제 무역 증진에 도움이 될 것이라고 보도했다. 황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터 Ki Chul Hwang, conpaper editor, curator

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The 145km-Package D includes the construction of 15 tunnels through the Hajar Mountains covering a total length of 16km, in addition to the construction of 35 bridges and 32 underpasses.

By connecting major ports to manufacturing, production, and population centres, Package D of the rail network will further connect to quarries for building material in the Northern Emirates of the UAE.

The UAE’s state-held news agency, Wam reported that linking Fujairah and Khorfakkan ports to the Etihad rail network will help boost international trade by allowing the transportation of up to two million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEU) each year.

 

The Package D covers construction of 15 tunnels, 35 bridges, and 32 underpasses./pulse

Additionally, the Etihad Rail trains will carry up to 30 million tonnes of construction material to distribution centres in Abu Dhabi and Dubai annually. This will reduce both the overall cost of transportation and on-road truck trips by more than 2,000 journeys every day.

The Package D tender was approved during a board meeting supervised by HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court and Chairman of Etihad Rail.

 

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Meanwhile, the agreement was inked in the presence of HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed and vice president of the CRCC, Wenzhong Wang by chief executive officer of Etihad Rail, Shadi Malak; representative of CRCC, Zhao Dianlong; and managing director of NPC, Hamad Al Amri.

Commenting on the contract, HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed referred to the contract award as “a highly significant achievement” as the Etihad Rail continues to progress as one of the most important projects in the UAE.

According to him the Package D of Stage 2 of Etihad Rail will support the UAE’s position as a major link in the regional and global supply chain, and within the logistics system

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