CLIENT: Urbacon Trading and Contracting

TASK: Transportatiob of limestone (1.2 million tons)

LOCATION: Loading Port : Mina Saqr, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

Discharge Port: Simaisama- Doha

In 2005, Qatar began the construction of Lusail, a brand new city to the north of Doka on the coast of the Arabian Gulf. Owing to Lusail's multiple waterways, formwork experts were needed o link the city's manmade islands. 

In 2013, Doha was enlisted to support FCC Construction- Petroserv JV, the joint-venture construction firm tasked with completing two pedastrian bridges. Doka was brought on board to supply pre-assembled formwork materials for the structures, which spanned 90m and 100m, respectively. The structures were built simultaneously, thus doubling the quantity of the formwork materials required. 

Ultimately, these bridges will provide a continuous pedestrian pathway around Lusail's 350 boat marina. Their designs resemble that of a necklace, interlocking ellipses with concrete decks will be suspended by steel cables attached to slendor pylons. The products identified by Doka to support the project consisited of the Staxo 40 load bearing tower and a large area Top 50 formwork systems. Doka's Dokaplex formwork sheet, meanwhile, met the requirements of the fair faced concrete used for the bridges decks. Precision panel joints were employed to eliminate the need for rework.