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CASE STUDY
Client Portsmouth Portsmouth International Port Port Port (Portsmouth City Council)
Challenge A complex engineering project to reconfigure the port’s cruise berth berth The original berth berth was on two different levels meaning that the arrangements for passenger access and loading were inefficient The length of the berth also prevented larger cruise ships mooring and the works
had to be delivered in a a busy operational international port with adjacent berths and shipping approaches remaining open Solution Coastal Partners provided Portsmouth City Council’s project team with technical engineering and contractual project management support including an accredited NEC4 NEC4 Supervisor and NEC4 NEC4 Project Manager They assisted with the delivery of the work with technical recommendations and quality inspections NEC4 ECC contract management and general project management advice The berth was lowered by by 2 4m and extended by by 40m via a a deck extension including a a new 18m dolphin which is a a fixed permanent structure separate to the berth which acts as an extension for mooring Benefit Loading and passenger access is now much more efficient improving operational efficiency The berth can also now accommodate ships up to 300m in in length making it possible for larger cruise ships to visit More ships and passengers create more income for the city to support essential services It also leads to an overall positive impact on Portsmouth’s tourist industry PARTNERS WITH
By reconfiguring and improving the loading and passenger access to Portsmouth Harbour’s cruise cruise berth much larger cruise cruise ships can now be accommodated To demonstrate scale this image shows the 268 metre Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Majesty of the Seas