Port Engineering

The logistics infrastructure of ports and terminals is a cornerstone of economic development. CoastalPort Engineering develops port engineering designs to provide our clients with efficient, customized solutions that combine cost-effectiveness with operational safety.

Ports, terminals and marinas

Technical, economic and environmental feasibility studies
Conceptual, basic and detailed design of offshore and onshore port structures and equipment
Design of road and rail access
Constructability analyses
Design of marinas and small craft facilities

Dredging and rock removal design

Dredging design for consolidated or unconsolidated material
Design of rock removal with and without blasting
Design of dredging and confinement of contaminated material
Trade-off studies of execution methods
Assessment and sizing of disposal areas

Mooring and berthing structures and equipment

Sizing of bollards, fenders and ancillary structures
Mooring arrangement studies for one or more vessels
Structural and mooring equipment analyses
Sizing of buoys and anchoring systems

Cargo storage and handling

Storage requirement analyses
Design of warehouses, silos, tanks and yards
Design of mechanical cargo handling equipment, from receiving to dispatch
Sizing of ancillary systems and utilities

Operational optimization studies

Assessment of operating cycles and identification of bottlenecks
Equipment upgrade studies
Resource optimization studies
Assessment of operational limits and capacity expansion requirements
Preparation of operating procedures and manuals

Experience

Related projects

Feasibility study (EVTEA) for the concession of the Barra Norte channel, Amazon River

Technical, economic and environmental feasibility study prepared in 2023 for ATP and donated to the Brazilian Federal Government: demand study and characterisation of navigation on the Amazon River, requirements and scope of the concessionaire for managing the access channel, CAPEX and OPEX estimates, and analysis of tariffs and concession models.

Trade-off of alternatives for a barge terminal

Comparison of berth alternatives for a river terminal: arrangements with a pontoon barge, dolphins and an articulated bridge, mooring studies, berthing energy and fenders, hydrology, current modeling and CAPEX estimate.

Port terminal expansion project

Study of engineering alternatives, modeling of waves, harbour agitation and downtime, manoeuvring and mooring studies, dynamic operational simulations and basic engineering design.

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