OSIL

Dredge monitoring in Application

OSIL Doha New Port Note
Environmental Instruments
and Systems Project

The New Port Project in Doha, Qatar, is an

ambitious development spanning a 26.5
square kilometer area that will result in a
world-class greenfield port facility
incorporating the new port, a new base
for the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces, and the
Qatar Economic Zone 3 Canal.

Balancing development with protection of

the environment is a key concern for the
New Port and construction is taking place
with environmental preservation
paramount; multiple simulation studies,
physical modeling, geotechnical and
metoceanic analysis and in-depth
environmental studies have been
undertaken in order to facilitate a
responsible implementation of the
project.

Middle East Dredging Company (Q.S.C)

commenced dredging of the Access Channel
and the Naval Base reclamation works in
February 2013, following the required
environmental relocation and preservation
works involving the transfer of seagrass,
mangroves and corals from the Naval Base
area to protected areas.

To fulfil the environmental monitoring

requirements, all dredging operations being
undertaken by contractors MEDCo are being
constantly monitored by a network of buoys
provided by UK based OSIL. The buoys are
continually monitoring a variety of water
quality parameters including turbidity and
dissolved oxygen.
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Dredge monitoring in Application
OSIL Doha New Port Note
Environmental Instruments
and Systems Project

Cutter suction dredgers (including two of the

world’s largest, CSD D’Artagnan & CSD J.F.J.
De Nul) are excavating soil and rocks from the
seabed to a depth of 15 metres and an output
up to 60,000m3 per day to create the 10km
long access channel for the Port and the Navy
Base. The dredged material is pumped to
stilling basins to the north of the project via
80kms of pipeline, where it is processed prior
to re-entering the sea as environmentally
compliant outflow, or being used as
reclamation fill for the creation of the new
4.5km2 offshore Naval Base. A total volume
of 23,000,000m³ will be dredged.

Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have

provided the project with a network of 1.2m
Shearwater buoys for permanent monitoring
of outflows, and a large number of smaller,
networked 0.7m mobile Dredge buoys, that
can be easily re-located to follow daily
dredging activity. Data from the buoys is
relayed via VHF radio, as this was the only
available option at the start of the project.

For further information please contact:

OSIL
Culkin House
C8 Endeavour Business Park
Penner Road
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 1QN
Tel: +44 (0)2392 488 240
Fax: +44 (0)2392 488 241
Email: osil@osil.co.uk
Web: www.osil.co.uk