# Bosaso's New Quay Plan: The 150-Metre Specification

> DP World reported on 8 December 2022 that its Bosaso port construction agreement included a new 150-metre quay.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 20 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Business and Costs
- Place: Bosaso, Puntland
- Tags: puntland, bosaso, civil-engineering
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/bosasos-new-quay-plan-what-the-150-metre-specification

## Key points

- DP World announced on 8 December 2022 that it signed a construction agreement with Puntland's government for expansion and upgrade work at the Port of Bosaso.
- The announced scope included a new 150-metre quay, repairs to the existing 215-metre quay, a 3000 square metre container yard, a 4000 square metre container stripping yard and gate area upgrades.
- The announcement is a signed agreement and a proposed 12-month schedule starting in early 2023, so completion needs later evidence.

DP World announced on 8 December 2022 that it had signed a construction agreement with the Government of Puntland for expansion and upgrade work at the Port of Bosaso. The announcement described a 12-month project expected to start in early 2023 and set out the works the agreement covered.

## What the source records

According to [DP World](https://www.dpworld.com/en/news/dp-world-and-puntland-government-sign-construction-agreement-to-upgrade-port-of-bosaso), the agreement included development of a 150-metre quay and repairs to the current 215-metre quay. The scope also named a new 3000 square metre container yard, a 4000 square metre container stripping yard and an upgraded gate area to improve access control. DP World said the port would then be able to handle container vessels and attract more direct calls from feeder ships from Dubai and other regional hubs.

## What it means on site

The numbers describe a marine work package: a new quay structure, repairs to an existing one, and two paved yards behind them. A contractor pricing that work would look at the ground the quay wall will sit on, the rock or fill available, the tidal range and how the quay connects to the yard and gate. The source gives no design sections, no berth depth and no materials. Ask the port authority for the drawings and specification before any pricing or method statement is prepared.

## What the source does not establish

An agreement and a proposed schedule are not completed work. The source does not record the present condition of the port, the quay, the yards or the gate, and it does not show that construction started or finished. Its date is the as-of date. A record that would confirm the current state is an as-built or completion notice from the port authority, or a later DP World announcement naming the finished works. The source states no cause, fault or liability for anything.

## What to do next

Ask the Bosaso port authority or Puntland's Ministry of Ports and Maritime Transport for the agreement's works scope and any completion certificate, and check which version of the drawings is current. For a supply or subcontract enquiry, ask the main contractor's office what packages are open.

> **Note:** The 150-metre and 215-metre figures are lengths of quay named in DP World's December 2022 announcement, not a survey of the quay today.

## Questions

### How long is the new quay at Bosaso port?

DP World's 8 December 2022 announcement said the agreement included development of a 150-metre quay, alongside repairs to the existing 215-metre quay.

### Has the Bosaso port upgrade been completed?

The announcement is a signed agreement with a proposed 12-month schedule expected to start in early 2023. Completion needs later evidence, such as an as-built record or a completion notice from the port authority.

## Sources

- [Bosaso port upgrade agreement](https://www.dpworld.com/en/news/dp-world-and-puntland-government-sign-construction-agreement-to-upgrade-port-of-bosaso) — DP World, 2022-12-08 (Signed agreement announcement; construction agreement and works-scope paragraph.)