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When completed, the 21 deep-water berths under Phase 1 will be able to handle 20 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) per annum. The entire mega-terminal will have a total capacity of up to 65 million TEUs.

The Tuas Terminal will be developed in four phases over a span of 30 years, with Phase 1 scheduled for completion in the early 2020s.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has appointed the Dredging International Asia Pacific (DIAP)-DAELIM Joint Venture to carry out the land reclamation and related works for the Tuas Terminal Phase 1 project.

Works will include reclaiming 294 hectares of land, dredging the Tuas Basin and Temasek Fairway, as well as constructing the wharf.

MAXAM, a global technology company specializing in energetic materials and blasting solutions, has successfully concluded underwater blasting for the Singapore Port extension, a project awarded to DIAP-Daelim JV (DDJV), with the support of Asia Tunneling & Construction Pte Ltd.

The operation consists of reclaiming 294 hectares from the sea for the construction of an almost nine-kilometer-long quay with a capacity of close to 20 million TEW per year.

Commenting the latest news, Ramón Paramio, MAXAM Terra Solutions General Manager, said: “This project demonstrates the confidence that leading international infrastructure companies have in MAXAM as a strategic technological partner for their projects. In recent years we have become the benchmark in underwater blasting thanks to our experience in projects around the world and our technical service and technological expertise.”

“This project is also yet another step in our growth in Asia, where we are already operating in countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Malaysia and the Philippines, among others.”

A key part of the works was the dredging of what will be the new navigation channel, also including a significant amount of underwater blasting operations.

The company has worked with the DIAP in the design and execution of more than one hundred blasts and nearly 1,000 tons of RIOFLEX to fragment the hardest rock.

The underwater detonations were performed at depths ranging from 15 to over 25 meters. In addition, MAXAM has been responsible for the supply of explosives from its manufacturing plant in Malaysia.