St. Maarten Port Expansion Project

Photos of the Cruise and Main Contruction Sites



Photos of the Cargo Harbour Site, with the two Jack-up Barges.

The Workshop with site manager Tony van der Stelt and H. P. Jørgensen

The Da Fu of Panama (Big Lift) leaving Philipdburg, St. Maarten after delivering our two Jack-up barges Aarsleff III and Aarselff V.

The Da Fu of Panama (Big Lift) arriving in Philipsburg, St. Maarten with our two Jack-up barges Aarsleff III and Aarselff V.

Da Fu is a Cosco owned skip, 153 m long and approx. 17.000 ton




The two Jack-up barges, Aarsleff III and Aarselff V, seen on deck of the Da Fu in Philipsburg, St. Maarten.

Cutting the sea-fastening

In November the main equipment including two jack-ups (Aarsleff III and Aarselff V), cranes, earthmoving- and piling- equipment, 288 pipe piles for the jetty, pipe piles and sheet piles for the 400 meter combi walls and sheet piles for some 215 meter retaining walls departed by special cargo vessel, the Da Fu of Panama (Big Lift), from Denmark and the Netherlands.

Some of our "neighbours" on site

Brown Boobies (Sula leucogaster) on the railing of the catwalk extending the first Cruise Jetty at Philipsburg Harbour, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.

St. Maarten Port Expansion Project

Today Dutch Ballast Nedam, in joint venture with Danish Per Aarsleff, signed the contract with the Sint Maarten Harbour Holding Company for the construction of a new 450 meter long and 20 meter wide Mega Cruise jetty, reclamation of a Cruise Terminal area, the extension of the existing Cargo Terminal with 250 meter quaywall, a roll-on roll-off facility, and a breakwater to protect the new facilities.

Lievense Engineering of Breda, the Netherlands, were appointed by the Client for the design and supervision of the project.