Berth 6 Project

February 5, 2023

Project Objective

To expand berthing capacity at the Port of Bridgetown.

Project Description

The Berth 6 expansion (B6E) project is a 314m long x 25m wide (ca. 7850m²) elevated piled supported deck structure constructed of composite precast/in-situ concrete elements such as piles (505mm ranging from 26.6m to 42m in length), fender beams, channel beams, crane rail tubs and deck slabs as well as a cantilevered steel combi-wall comprising 1.4m x 24m tubular king piles and 16m AU-21 triple sheet piles. The combi-wall will serve multiple purposes including load bearing of landside longitudinal crane beam, retention of new fill and reclaimed area as well as streamlining and increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the overall construction process. There will also be a submerged, below berth revetment constructed to serve as scour protection/swell mitigation.

Berth 6 will transition immediately from Berth 5 north at approximately 90^oand run in a west – east direction. It is intended that B6E will cater mainly for container cargo ships thus allowing remaining berths to mainly facilitate cruise ship traffic thereby enabling the Port to increase operational efficiency and optimize existing space available for development to meet increasing future berthing requirements and container throughput demands. To this end – in addition to the new berth there is an upland development package included in the Project comprising construction of 25,000m²(6.2 acres) container stacking hard standing area inclusive of all requisite infrastructure (lighting, potable water, electrical feeds, drainage, etc).

Scope of Works

Berth 6 Expansion scope of works includes but is not limited to the following main items;

Topographic and bathymetric surveys
Geotechnical investigations
Engineering and design
Removal of existing material
Installation of combi-wall
Dredging
Bulk filling/compaction
Concrete pile installation
Submerged revetment construction
Installation of topside precast components
In-situ concrete works
Supply and installation of appurtenances (vent grating, bollards, fenders, ladders, crane bumpers and storm anchors, etc.)
Supply and installation of crane rail
Construction of container hard standing area
Construction of surface drainage for the container yard
Supply and Installation of light towers.
Provision of water mains.