QUAYS & BREAKWATERS
Quay walls for the industrial port of Ras Laffan - Qatar

Client:                       Grandi Lavori Fincosit  - Genoa, Italy

Services:                 Detailed design

Period:                      1993 - 1994

Construction cost:  € 22,992,600

The Project:

The construction of the port of Ras Laffan was started in 1992 and completed in 1995.

The new port, whose total construction cost amounted to US $ 800 million, included  4 berths for LNG vessels, 3 for container ships and 6 for tankers carrying refined and semi-refined petroleum products. The huge harbour is protected by two breakwaters, which extend for over 6 km. and for 4.5 km. respectively.

In 1993 Technital was awarded a contract by Grandi Lavori Fincosit, one of the 3 partners of Condotte Qatar JV, for the detailed de­sign of 600 m. quay walls in gravity concrete blocks and r.c. capping beams. 

These quays, for containers, Ro-Ro tugs and heavy loads, were located on depths of 13.5 m and dimensioned to accept rail mounted cranes and were used during the construction phase.

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