Port of Gioia Tauro

Client: Port System Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas

Services in this project:
  • HSE Management
  • Works Supervision

The project foresees the completion of the ‘Banchina di Ponente lato Nord’, for a total length of 385,50 m and includes the following interventions:

main straight section of about 325 m that joins the 'F' section quay to the north and the 'G' section quay to the south a section of approximately 60 m, built over the existing 'G' quay; closing flap at right angles to the section of quay 'G'; forecourt behind the quay, the finishing package of which consists of a layer of stabilized material at least 40 cm thick, a 17 cm thick base layer, a 10 cm thick binder course and a 3 cm thick layer of SPLIT-MASTIX anti-skid asphalt; laying of channels for future plants; rainwater collection network including 2 oil separators; installation of quay fittings (bollards, fenders and stainless-steel ladders).

The construction solution of the quay foresees the insertion of steel bulkheads, composed of AZ26-700 type sheet piles, up to -22,40 m M.S.L., with supporting elements in 20 mm thick ø1829 tubes, up to -30,00 m M.S.L.

In order to guarantee their stability, the bulkheads are anchored, by means of M110 steel bars, to a continuous reinforced concrete beam placed at a suitable distance.

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