Fichtner Water & Transportation - Rehabilitation and extension of the ports of Vale de Cavaleiros and Furna / Cape Verde

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Rehabilitation and extension of the ports of Vale de Cavaleiros and Furna / Cape Verde

Port Vale de Cavaleiros

DESCPRIPTION OF PROJECT

Under this project the ports of Vale de Cavaleiros (Fogo Island) and Furna (Brava Island) were rehabilitated and extended in line with the future demand. To this end, new berths for conventional and Ro/Ro vessels were built. In Vale de Cavaleiros the breakwater which was partly destroyed by several storms was rehabilitated, extended and provided with a protection composed of 12.5-tonne Coreloc® elements, a new type of armour units which are much lighter than conventional armour units. The existing infrastructure was improved by building new roads, parking and storage areas, waiting halls, fencing etc. The design work included extensive field investigations, statistical wave analyses and model tests to find the optimum breakwater design.

PROJECT COMPONENTS AND
TECHNICAL DATA

breakwater in Vale de Cavaleiros protected with 12.5-ton Core-Loc units
design wave height: 7.4 m
pre-cast concrete block-work quay walls
dredging of harbour basin to achieve sufficient water depth
land reclamation measures
Ro/Ro ramps in both harbours
design vessel of 50 m length
infrastructural measures

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Rehabilitation and extension of the ports of Vale de Cavaleiros (Fogo Island) and Furna (Brava Island).

CLIENT

Ministério das Infraestruturas e Habitação

FINANCING

KfW Entwicklungsbank

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Tachymetric and bathymetric surveys
Flow and wave measurements
Sediment transport study
Environmental impact study
Port operations study
Model tests for the design of the breakwater
Preliminary and final designs
Drawing up of tender documents
Assistance in contract award
Construction supervision and commissioning