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Berth 14 Upgrade at the Port of Balboa, Panama
Berth 14 is a 90-year-old open marginal wharf located on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal. Panama Ports Company (PPC), the long-term concessionaire, is responsible for building and operating a world-class container terminal at this site. PPC is using a design-build process to upgrade the existing facilities on a fast-track schedule. The existing multipurpose wharf is being upgraded to service Panamax class container ships. Modifications include strengthening the wharf deck to accommodate new rail-mounted ship-to-shore container cranes, upland area improvements, new utilities, and stabilizing the existing underquay slopes to permit future dredging to –12.8 meters (–42 feet). Previous investigations had determined that the existing wharf is structurally sound and could be upgraded to accommodate the new container cranes and berth deepening. Modifications of this old wharf structure presented unique challenges to the design/build team. The construction had to be fast-tracked as the new container cranes were already on order. Preliminary engineering was performed to support the contractor's proposal. The winning proposal required innovative construction methods, including the use of high-strength precast, prestressed, crane beams and a modular steel fender pile and retaining wall system that allowed the contractor to complete the 270-meter-long (885.6 feet) wharf upgrade in less than 11 months. A 135-meter (442.8 feet) length of wharf was completed in seven months to permit crane unloading, assembly, and commissioning.
Berth 14 Upgrade at the Port of Balboa, Panama
Berth 14 is a 90-year-old open marginal wharf located on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal. Panama Ports Company (PPC), the long-term concessionaire, is responsible for building and operating a world-class container terminal at this site. PPC is using a design-build process to upgrade the existing facilities on a fast-track schedule. The existing multipurpose wharf is being upgraded to service Panamax class container ships. Modifications include strengthening the wharf deck to accommodate new rail-mounted ship-to-shore container cranes, upland area improvements, new utilities, and stabilizing the existing underquay slopes to permit future dredging to –12.8 meters (–42 feet). Previous investigations had determined that the existing wharf is structurally sound and could be upgraded to accommodate the new container cranes and berth deepening. Modifications of this old wharf structure presented unique challenges to the design/build team. The construction had to be fast-tracked as the new container cranes were already on order. Preliminary engineering was performed to support the contractor's proposal. The winning proposal required innovative construction methods, including the use of high-strength precast, prestressed, crane beams and a modular steel fender pile and retaining wall system that allowed the contractor to complete the 270-meter-long (885.6 feet) wharf upgrade in less than 11 months. A 135-meter (442.8 feet) length of wharf was completed in seven months to permit crane unloading, assembly, and commissioning.
Berth 14 Upgrade at the Port of Balboa, Panama
Zinserling, Manfred (author) / Kumar, V. K. (author) / Reyes, Alex (author)
Ports Conference 2004 ; 2004 ; Houston, Texas, United States
Ports 2004 ; 1-9
2004-05-13
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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