A consortium led by Bouygues Travaux Publics and including Boskalis Nederland has won a contract from the Occitanie/Pyrenees-Mediterranee region of France for the expansion of Port-La-Nouvelle in the south west of the country that will lead to offshore wind development.
When completed, the port of Port-La-Nouvelle will provide a draft of 14.5 metres, compared with the eight-metre draft currently, Bouygues said.
The port extension will serve the double purpose of developing existing traffic and accommodating new projects, including the construction and assembly of a pilot floating offshore wind farm.
Bouygues Travaux Publics and its partners will be responsible for so-called package one.
This consists of the creation of a harbour by extending the current southern seawall – 600 metres long – constructing a northern seawall 2430 metres in length and demolishing an existing seawall.
The €199m contract is part of an overall project cost of €237m, forming part of the region’s programmes for construction and coastline development.
Work got underway recently and should be completed mid-2023, Bouygues said.