Maritime | Damietta Cairo Inland Waterway Rehabilitation

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project was Improvement of 225 KM waterway between Damietta and Cairo to accommodate traffic from the port estimation.

The construction of the High Dam had an important impact on the downstream regime of the river Nile, the Damietta and Rosette branches and other waterways. As a result, the average water level fluctuates much less than before, and waterway ports constructed before the High Dam including Athar Elnabi port at Cairo have berths which are much too high (reaching about 8 m in some cases) from the present water level. Construction of new Damietta port generated high demand on inland waterway transportation (mainly Damietta Branch).

PACER Consultants’ scope of work included:

Carried out all technical, economic and financial studies
Environmental Impact Assessment
Prepared all relevant designs, drawings, specifications, bills of quantities and other contract documents, evaluate bids and prepare evaluation reports
The studies also included the impact on fishery, public health and other relevant aspects