Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a contract from Vopak Dupeg Terminal Hamburg GmbH (Vopak) to provide engineering, procurement, and construction management services for the relocation of tank terminal facilities in Hamburg, Germany.

Jacobs' officials did not provide the contract value.

Vopak will integrate the two current Hamburg terminals into one. To make place for the increasing container activity in the Port of Hamburg, one terminal will be closed and the activities will be relocated to the other terminal. The integrated terminal will serve all major refinery and chemical owners in the northern region of the country. Jacobs will execute the project from its office in Cologne, Germany, supported by a site-based team in Hamburg.

Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Vopak) is the world's largest independent tank terminal operator specializing in the storage and handling of liquid and gaseous chemical and oil products. On request, Vopak can provide complementary logistics services for customers at its terminals. Vopak operates 75 terminals with a storage capacity of more than 21 million cbm in 30 countries. The terminals are strategically located for users and the major shipping routes. The majority of its customers are companies operating in the chemical and oil industries, for which Vopak stores a large variety of products destined for a wide range of industries.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Andy Kremer said, "We are extremely excited about Jacobs' new relationship with Vopak and the challenges posed by this project. Vopak is an innovative and ambitious client and we are delighted to be their engineering partner and support their global growth objectives."

Jacobs, with over 48,000 employees and revenues exceeding $8.0 billion, provides technical, professional, and construction services globally.

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