The port will be built in phases with the first phase having a capacity of two million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) per year and by 2030, when fully operational, the port will be able to handle six million TEU of container capacity per year.

A total of five import/export terminals will be built on the 20 sq km area which will serve as the port of entry for cargo, containers, livestock, vehicles, bulk grain and other goods.

Additionally, the port will include a cruise terminal and a base for offshore industry supply vessels and coastguard vessels. The first phase of the port will enter service in 2015.

The excavation - including an 11 km long navigation channel to be dredged into the sea - requires some 95 million cubic metres of materials to be removed in the first phase.

Taking good care of the environment COWI conducts services including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies, Environmental Advice during construction and Environmental Monitoring during construction.

During the EIA, which will be conducted in different phases, COWI’s specialists will pay special attention to the terrestrial environment and adjacent coastal areas which include mangroves, sea grass and coral reef habitats providing nursery areas for several communities of fish and other species.

Environmental mitigation measures and compensation will be undertaken and implemented to preserve the surrounding natural habitat and environment and to reduce the adverse effects on the environment.